as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a society that highly values manhood and courage
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Recent Examples of manhood
But there’s nothing truly masculine about these brutish low-lifes who oppose everything that makes for responsible manhood.
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The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
The myth of the cowboy has played a significant part in shaping an ideal of Western manhood, but in a time of growing tensions between traditional values and modern viewpoints, there is a challenge to that classic representations of masculinity.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Tadashi Nakamura also tried to assimilate by playing football and trying to become the embodiment of all-American manhood.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Brian rants on about the pressures of manhood, and Melissa ruminates about feeling put down by their mother as Brian looks down from his pedestal.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
The myth of the cowboy has played a significant part in shaping an ideal of Western manhood, but in a time of growing tensions between traditional values and modern viewpoints, there is a challenge to that classic representations of masculinity.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Tadashi Nakamura also tried to assimilate by playing football and trying to become the embodiment of all-American manhood.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Brian rants on about the pressures of manhood, and Melissa ruminates about feeling put down by their mother as Brian looks down from his pedestal.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Manhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhood. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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