masculinity
English
Etymology
From French masculinité, from Old French. Earlier in same sense was masculineness.
Pronunciation
- (GenAm) IPA(key): /ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Noun
masculinity (usually uncountable, plural masculinities)
- The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.
Antonyms
- feminility
- feminineness
- womanlikeness
Derived terms
- antimasculinity
- hypermasculinity
- hypomasculinity
- pseudomasculinity
- supermasculinity
- toxic masculinity
- ultramasculinity
Related terms
- male
- masculine
- masculinize
- masculinization
Translations
degree or property of being masculine
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