Found 3 items, similar to effete.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: effete lemah, usang
English → English (WordNet) Definition: effete effete adj : 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” [syn: decadent]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Effete Effete \Ef*fete"\, a. [L. effetus that has brought forth, exhausted; ex + fetus that has brought forth. See Fetus.] 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. [1913 Webster] Effete results from virile efforts. --Mrs. Browning [1913 Webster] If they find the old governments effete, worn out, . . . they may seek new ones. --Burke. [1913 Webster]