manliness
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈmænlinəs/
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masculinidad
- Many cultures emphasize strength and courage as core aspects of manliness.
- heroism and manliness
- manliness and prowess
- concept of manliness
And this is about manliness or virility.
- And this is about manliness or virility.
- Who was sort of the historical model for manliness and greatness and success and ambition is the greatest conqueror that ever lived.
- You lose your manliness, your test levels drop, everything stops working the way you are used to it working.
- Well, I mean, just to interject that women chasing after or females chasing after chastity and derogating that in their rivals and men about manliness.
Examples
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John Adams echoed Madison's insistence that manliness requires sober deliberation.
Academic text (2009) -
"Ma," she answered, struck by the manliness of his young voice.
Fiction book (1992) -
Or to use his term again, virtue is related with manliness, with force, with power.
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Yes, but you always do it with such ... manliness, that I never tire of watching you.
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You've been talking about manliness.
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Professor John M. Kang presents a survey of the concept of manliness enshrined in the Constitution and American political culture.
Academic text (2009) -
Many of his contemporaries associated manliness with Anglo-Saxon superiority.
Academic text (2001) -
Miners' style and assertions of manliness laid claim to a middle-class norm of respectability and status.
Academic text (1996) -
The virility of the martyr highlights personal heroism and manliness, while the technology of war signifies death and defeat.
Academic text (1997) -
His manliness was evident in the way he stood up for his friends during the argument.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who is an adult male and who shows courage or strength
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4.1
Qualities and behaviors people associate with being a man
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7.6
A quality of physical strength, energy, and sexual power often linked to men
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8.9
The traditional qualities and social identity of being male
A quality of bravery and strength that people expect from adult men
A way of behaving or looking people think is typical of a man
Antonyms
Compounds
Good qualities like honesty, courage, and respect that show a man treats others well
How Manly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word manliness comes from man, an old English word for 'an adult male', and the ending -ness, which means 'state' or 'quality'. So manliness is literally the 'state of being a man', which is why it is used for strength, courage, and other similar qualities.