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masculinity

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmæskjuˈlɪnɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/

mas•cu•line /ˈmæskyəlɪn/USA pronunciation adj.

of or relating to a man or men.
having qualities traditionally thought of as belonging to men, as strength.
Grammarof, relating to, or being the grammatical gender that has among its members most nouns referring to males, as well as other nouns, as Spanish dedo "finger'' or German Bleistift "pencil.''
Sex and Gender(of a woman) mannish.

Grammar[uncountable; singular;
usually the + ~] the masculine gender in grammar.
Grammar[countable] a word or other form in or marking the masculine gender.

mas•cu•lin•i•ty /ˌmæskyəˈlɪnɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

mas•cu•line (mas′kyə lin),USA pronunciation adj.

pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men:masculine attire.
having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness.
Grammarnoting or pertaining to the gender of Latin, Greek, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, etc., which has among its members most nouns referring to males, as well as other nouns, as Spanish dedo, "finger,'' German Bleistift, "pencil.''
Sex and Gender(of a woman) mannish.

n. [Gram.]

Grammarthe masculine gender.
Grammara noun or other element in or marking that gender.

Latin masculīnus, equivalent. to mascul(us) male (mās male + -culus -cule¹) + -īnus -ine¹
Middle English masculin 1300–50

mas′cu•line•ly, adv.
mas′cu•lin′i•ty, mas′cu•line•ness, n.

male.

'masculinity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

castrate - gender - pretty - testis - machismo - priapic - virility

Synonyms: virility, manliness, manhood, more...

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