effeminate vs vital

effeminate

noun
  • An effeminate person. 

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

verb
  • To become womanly. 

vital

adj
  • Invigorating or life-giving. 

  • Very important. 

  • Containing life; living. 

  • Necessary to continued existence. 

  • Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. 

  • Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. 

  • Relating to the recording of life events. 

  • Relating to, or characteristic of life. 

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