Defn: Effeminacy; womanishness. [Obs.] Bacon.
EFFEMINIZE
Ef*fem"i*nize, v. t.
Defn: To make effeminate. [Obs.]
EFFENDI
Ef*fen"di, n. Etym: [Turk. efendi, fr. Modern Gr. Authentic.]
Defn: Master; sir; — a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law.
EFFERENT Ef"fe*rent, a. Etym: [L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) (a) Conveying outward, or discharging; — applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc. (b) Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; — opposed to afferent.
EFFERENT
Ef"fe*rent, n.
Defn: An efferent duct or stream.
EFFEROUS
Ef"fer*ous, a. Etym: [L. efferus savage; ex (intens.) + ferus wild.]
Defn: Like a wild beast; fierce. [Obs.]