masculinity

masculinity
n
manliness, virility, manfulness, maleness, manhood, masculineness, machismo, macho; robustness, muscularity, muscle, brawn, brawniness, sinew, sinewiness; strength, stongness, vigor, vigorousness, lustiness, power, powerfulness, mightiness, forcefulness, potency. Literary. puissance; bravery, courage, boldness, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness, prowess, heroism, gallantry, gallantness, Usu. Disparaging. bravado; stout-heartedness, lionheartedness, ironheartedness, intrepidity, intrepidness, fearlessness, dauntlessness, awelessness, dreadlessness, nerve, pluck, grit, Sl. guts.

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  • Masculinity — Mas cu*lin i*ty, n. The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • masculinity — 1748; see MASCULINE (Cf. masculine) + ITY (Cf. ity). Earlier in same sense was masculineness (1660s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • masculinity — / masculine [n/adj] manly andric, gender, macho*, male, manful, mannish, potent, virile; concepts 371,372,408,648 Ant. feminine …   New thesaurus

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  • masculinity — The characteristics of, and appropriate to, the male sex. Although feminists would argue that most sociology has been by men, about men, and for men, the problem of analysing men and masculinity as issues in their own right remained relatively… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • masculinity — [[t]mæ̱skjʊlɪ̱nɪti[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT A man s masculinity is the fact that he is a man. ...a project on the link between masculinity and violence. Ant: femininity 2) N UNCOUNT Masculinity means the qualities, especially sexual qualities, which are …   English dictionary

  • masculinity — mas|cu|lin|i|ty [ˌmæskjuˈlınıti] n [U] the features and qualities considered to be typical of men ≠ ↑femininity ▪ Children s ideas of masculinity tend to come from their fathers. ▪ boys trying to prove their masculinity …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • masculinity — The qualities and characteristics of a male. * * * mas·cu·lin·i·ty .mas kyə lin ət ē n, pl ties the quality, state, or degree of being masculine <measurement of masculinity or femininity (Psychological Abstracts)> * * * mas·cu·lin·i·ty… …   Medical dictionary

  • masculinity —    the male genitalia    Or one of the component parts:     ... lays out his masculinity on the table top, where Gasha Rani mistakes it for a Havana cigar. (Dalrymple, 1998) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • masculinity — noun (U) the characteristics and qualities considered to be typical of men: Children s ideas of masculinity tend to come from their fathers …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • masculinity — noun he s the picture of masculinity Syn: virility, manliness, maleness, machismo, vigor, strength, muscularity, ruggedness, robustness; informal testosterone …   Thesaurus of popular words

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