
Meaning of MASCULINITY
| Pronunciation: | | m`askyul'inutee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
- [n] the properties characteristic of the male sex
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| | Synonyms: | | maleness |
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| | Antonyms: | | femaleness, feminineness, femininity, muliebrity | |   |
| | See Also: | | boyishness, gender, hoydenism, machismo, manfulness, manliness, sex, sexuality, tomboyishness, trait, virility | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mas`cu*lin"i*ty\, n.
The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.
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