noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness. uncountable, usually

   "Over time, society's ideas of masculinity has greatly broadened."

2. 2
   the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men wordnet
3. 3
   the properties characteristic of the male sex wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

malenessanimalityfemininityguynessguynessmaleness

Antonyms

All antonyms

womanhoodfeminilityfemininenessfemininity

Example

More examples

"I think hairiness is a symbol of masculinity, so I really like it."

Etymology

From French masculinité, from Old French, equivalent to masculine + -ity. Earlier in same sense was masculineness.

Related phrases

fragile masculinityhegemonic masculinitytoxic masculinity

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