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Masculinity

//ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti// noun

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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

Etymology

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

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