effeminate vs preening

effeminate

noun
  • An effeminate person. 

verb
  • To become womanly. 

adj
  • Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine. 

preening

noun
  • A grooming or posturing. 

How often have the words effeminate and preening occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )