maleness

Definitions of maleness
  1. noun
    the properties characteristic of the male sex
    synonyms: masculinity
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    antonyms:
    femaleness
    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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