# effete

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈfiːt/ · frequency rank #84,202

## Definitions
1. exhausted, spent, worn-out.
2. Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
3. Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
4. Affected, overrefined.

## Etymology
From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/effete