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Meaning of MASCULINITY

Pronunciation:  m`askyul'inutee

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
  2. [n]  the properties characteristic of the male sex
 
 Synonyms: maleness
 
 Antonyms: femaleness, feminineness, femininity, muliebrity
 
 See Also: boyishness, gender, hoydenism, machismo, manfulness, manliness, sex, sexuality, tomboyishness, trait, virility

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mas`cu*lin"i*ty\, n.
The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.

 

 

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