manliness
noun
man·li·ness
ˈman-lē-nəs 
: the quality or state of being manly (as by having qualities such as strength or virility that are traditionally associated with a man)
They'd been trained to identify emotional repression as the essence of manliness. Men who broke down, or cried, or admitted to feeling fear, were sissies, weaklings, failures. Not men.—
Pat Barker
Pat Barker… the angular manliness of her gestures …—John Colapinto
John Colapinto
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studio executives wondered if the actor possessed the manliness expected in an action hero
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But there are challenges for shifting diets toward less beef, from misinformation about soy and protein, to social stigmas connecting beef-eating with manliness.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
By doing so, those conservatives are seemingly hoping to intertwine Trump with the rough-and-tumble mythology that the country’s youngest president himself played up — a paragon of manliness who fought in wars, hunted big game and tamed the wilderness.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Ruiz presidential campaign The road to parity Mexico is known internationally for its machismo, a cultural emphasis put on stereotypical manliness and control.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
In 2006, Mansfield published a striking book, on an age-old subject: manliness.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Oct. 2022
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Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
By doing so, those conservatives are seemingly hoping to intertwine Trump with the rough-and-tumble mythology that the country’s youngest president himself played up — a paragon of manliness who fought in wars, hunted big game and tamed the wilderness.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Ruiz presidential campaign The road to parity Mexico is known internationally for its machismo, a cultural emphasis put on stereotypical manliness and control.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
In 2006, Mansfield published a striking book, on an age-old subject: manliness.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Oct. 2022
See all Example Sentences for manliness
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“Manliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manliness. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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