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effete

/I/'f/i/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. 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.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

    adj.all

    Examples
    A group of effete self-professed intellectuals.
    Synonyms decadent

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

effervescenceeffervescenteffervescibleeffervescingeffervesciveeffetefficaciousefficaciouslyefficaciousnessefficacityefficacyefficience

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