effete

effete is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: decadent

Synonyms

decadent

Common word forms

effetely, effeteness

Words from these letters

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