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masculinity

DEFINITIONS OF: masculinity

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n the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men

Antonyms:
femininity, muliebrity
the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
Types:
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manfulness, manliness, virility
the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
boyishness
being characteristic of a boy
machismo
exaggerated masculinity
hoydenism, tomboyishness
masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)
Type of:
trait
a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

n the properties characteristic of the male sex

Synonyms:
maleness
Antonyms:
femaleness, feminineness
the properties characteristic of the female sex
Types:
virility
the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
Type of:
gender, sex, sexuality
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
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