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eonism

[ ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.


eonism

/ ˈiːəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. psychiatry the adoption of female dress and behaviour by a male See also transvestite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eonism1

1925–30; after the Chevalier d' Éon (died 1810), Frenchman who posed as a woman
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eonism1

C19: named after Charles Éon de Beaumont (died 1810), French transvestite
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Example Sentences

A seventh volume, on eonism, was added in 1928.

This condition I term sexo-esthetic inversion, or Eonism.

In order to avoid undue increase in the size of this volume, already much larger than in the previous editions, a new Study of Eonism, or sexo-esthetic inversion, will be inserted in vol. v, where it will perhaps be at least as much in place as here.

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