eonism

  • 1eonism — /ee euh niz euhm/, n. Psychiatry. the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male. [1925 30; after the Chevalier d Éon (d. 1810), Frenchman who posed as a woman] * * * …

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  • 2eonism — noun /ˈiəˌnɪzəm/ A pretence, by a man, of being a woman; transvestism …

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  • 3eonism — eon·ism ē ə .niz əm n TRANSVESTISM Éon de Beau·mont ā ōn də bō mōn Charles (1728 1810) French chevalier and adventurer. Although baptized as a boy, Éon was raised as a girl until he was seven. In 1755 as a secret agent for the French king, he was …

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  • 4eonism — n. (Psychology) adoption of feminine behavior and dress (by a man) …

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  • 5eonism — eon·ism …

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  • 6eonism — /ˈiənɪzəm/ (say eeuhnizuhm) noun the adoption of female clothing, mannerisms, etc., by a man; transvestism. {named after the Chevalier d Eon, died 1810, Frenchman who dressed as a woman} …

  • 7eonism —   n. adoption of opposite sex s manners, clothes and mentality, especially by a man.    ♦ eonist, n. transvestite …

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  • 8eonism — ˈēəˌnizəm noun ( s) Etymology: Chevalier d Éon (Charles Eon de Beaumont) died 1810 French political adventurer who for many years posed as a woman + English ism : transvestism …

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  • 9Эонизм (Eonism) — подражание мужчин женским манерам и поведению, а также переодевание в женскую одежду. См. Транссексуализм, Трансвестизм. Источник: Медицинский словарь …

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  • 10ЭОНИЗМ — (eonism) подражание мужчин женским манерам и поведению, а также переодевание в женскую одежду. См. Транссексуализм, Трансвестизм …

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