- eonism
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eonism — /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] * * * … Universalium
eonism — noun /ˈiəˌnɪzəm/ A pretence, by a man, of being a woman; transvestism … Wiktionary
eonism — 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 … Medical dictionary
eonism — n. (Psychology) adoption of feminine behavior and dress (by a man) … English contemporary dictionary
eonism — /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} …
eonism — n. adoption of opposite sex s manners, clothes and mentality, especially by a man. ♦ eonist, n. transvestite … Dictionary of difficult words
eonism — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Эонизм (Eonism) — подражание мужчин женским манерам и поведению, а также переодевание в женскую одежду. См. Транссексуализм, Трансвестизм. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
ЭОНИЗМ — (eonism) подражание мужчин женским манерам и поведению, а также переодевание в женскую одежду. См. Транссексуализм, Трансвестизм … Толковый словарь по медицине
Autogynephilia — (pronEng|ˌɔːtoʊˌɡaɪnəˈfɪliə) (from Greek αὐτό (self), γῦνή (woman) and φῖλία (love) mdash; love of oneself as a woman ) is the term coined in 1989 by Ray Blanchard to refer to a man s paraphilic tendency to be sexually aroused by the thought or… … Wikipedia
