Definition of masculinity Masculinity

/mæˌskjʌlɪˈnʌti/ - [matskyulinutee] - mas•cu•lin•i•ty

We found 5 definitions of masculinity from 4 different sources.

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What does masculinity mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: masculinities

masculinity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
  femininity, muliebrity the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
  trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  manfulness, manliness, virility the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
  boyishness being characteristic of a boy
  machismo exaggerated masculinity
masculinity - the properties characteristic of the male sex
  maleness
  femaleness, feminineness the properties characteristic of the female sex
  sexuality, gender, sex a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
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  • masculinity (n.)
    The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.

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