sissiness
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- noun
- /ˈsɪsɪnəs/
- Slur
- His sissiness was often mocked by his peers.
Examples
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The novel explores society's discomfort with any sign of sissiness in men.
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Many people associate sissiness with weakness.
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He was often bullied at school because of his perceived sissiness.
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Some people wrongly equate sensitivity with sissiness, which discourages emotional openness.
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Some people unfairly associate sissiness with weakness and lack of confidence in boys.
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His tendency towards sissiness made him the subject of ridicule among his peers.
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The old stereotype of sissiness often leads to harmful misconceptions about masculinity.
Synonyms
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A quality of having traits seen as typical of women and thought not manly in men
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Style or behavior people connect with girls, like pink clothes
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The state of being seen as not brave or strong by other people
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A quality of being like a woman often used to criticise a man
A way of dressing or acting people think is like women's style
Qualities or style people think belong to women, like gentle manner and dress
Antonyms
How Masculine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sissiness comes from the child nickname sissy, which itself comes from sister, a word for a 'girl in the family'. Over time sissy came to be used to call someone weak or 'like a girl', so sissiness means the quality of being seen as feminine or not 'manly' and is often used as an insult.