manliness
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.
- (euphemistic, rare, uncountable, usually) Male genitals.
- (rare, uncountable, usually) Humanity, the quality of being human.
Opposite of
unmanliness, womanliness
Synonyms
male characteristics
manlikeness
manly spirit
man’s mettle
man’s stratagem
manly qualities
great ability
manissness
manly attitude
firmness of character
Translations
virilité
virilidad
virilidade
masculinitat
Mannhaftigkeit
mascolinità
mannelijkheid
animus virilisFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmænlɪnəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English manlynes, manlynesse. By surface analysis, manly + -ness.
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