Definition of effete Effete

/ɛfiˈt/ - [efeet] - ef•fete

We found 7 definitions of effete from 5 different sources.

What does effete mean?

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Adjective
effete - marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"
		decadent
		indulgent being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"

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effete (Adjective)
Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
effete (Adjective)
Of people: lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
effete (Adjective)
Decadent, self-indulgent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

effete (a.)
No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

effete
ef-fēt′, adj. exhausted: worn out with age. [L. effētus, weakened by having brought forth young—ex, out, fetus, a bringing forth young.]

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