Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Effeminate; overly delicate or sentimental: Describes a person, typically a man, whose appearance, mannerisms, or emotional expression is considered excessively soft, delicate, or lacking in traditional masculine vigor.
   • Mawkishly sentimental; cloying: Describes an atmosphere, story, or style that is excessively and weakly emotional in a way that seems insincere or sickly sweet.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh chàng đó có vẻ uỷ mị. (That young man seems effeminate.)
  • Bộ phim ấy có cốt truyện uỷ mị và đầy nước mắt. (That film has a mawkishly sentimental and tearful plot.)
  • Văn phong của cuốn tiểu thuyết này hơi uỷ mị. (The writing style of this novel is somewhat cloying.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a negative or disapproving connotation, criticizing a lack of strength, resilience, or straightforwardness.
• It can be applied to abstract concepts like a lifestyle, mood, or artistic work to denote excessive softness or sentimentality.

Synonyms

• Effeminate: (of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman.
• Mawkish: sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.
• Cloying: excessively sweet, sentimental, or flattering.
• Saccharine: excessively sweet or sentimental.

Antonyms

• Mạnh mẽ: strong, vigorous.
• Cứng rắn: firm, resolute.
• Nam tính: masculine.

Related Concepts

• Ủy mị is conceptually related to the French phrase (blue flower), which denotes a naively romantic or overly sentimental person.
• It contrasts with traditional ideals of stoicism or toughness, particularly in masculine contexts.