masculinity

noun
/ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/US

Etymology

From French masculinité, from Old French, equivalent to masculine + -ity. Earlier in same sense was masculineness.

  1. derived from masculīnus
  2. derived from masculin
  3. inherited from masculyne
  4. formed as masculinity — “masculine + -ity

Definitions

  1. The degree or property of being masculine or manly

    The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.

    • Over time, society's ideas of masculinity has greatly broadened.
    • Of the six homosexual patients, three men finally overcame the underlying vaginaphobia, increased their heterosexual activities, and enhanced their masculinity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for masculinity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA