as in maleness
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
some men believe that wearing pink would undermine their masculinity
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Recent Examples of masculinity
The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Reminiscent of Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick in Ben Stiller’s The Cable Guy (1996), the film is set in our modern era of rampant toxic masculinity with a growing male loneliness epidemic.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
But men, too, deserve better than the new masculinity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
According to this theory, traditional notions of masculinity are associated with the pursuit of goals, competition and personal achievement, while femininity is associated with affiliative goals, social orientation, and a desire for connection.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Reminiscent of Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick in Ben Stiller’s The Cable Guy (1996), the film is set in our modern era of rampant toxic masculinity with a growing male loneliness epidemic.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
But men, too, deserve better than the new masculinity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
According to this theory, traditional notions of masculinity are associated with the pursuit of goals, competition and personal achievement, while femininity is associated with affiliative goals, social orientation, and a desire for connection.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masculinity
Noun
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What was supposed to be a deal-making meeting where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would thank America for help fighting Russia and, in return, would provide billions in rare earth metals turned into a public manhood fight.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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To have a trans man in this role is both a meaningful reflection on what elements (and struggles) of manhood are learned and adopted, as well as a downright gut-busting parody of the type of bro-y teenager that usually appears in Hollywood’s teenage comedies.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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One of the most famous of the walkers was Edward Payton Weston, whose many ultra-walks touted a mix of sensationalism, spectacle, manliness, and health.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some believe that this practice ensures boys remain heterosexual and promotes manliness.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
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But before then, they were exclusively worn by men and were a sign of virility and high social status.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tom Cruise, that avatar of all-American virility, opened the evening with an address that reaffirmed the rightness of the proceedings, much as Peck had in 1968.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unlike some other security operations in Los Angeles that boast about having ex-Mossad agents on their payroll, Covered 6 doesn’t make machismo a huge part of its sales pitch.—
Jason McGahan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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By comparison, even peers like Iggy or Lou Reed were willing to fall back on tough-guy machismo when addressing women, in ways that Johansen had absolutely no use for.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Masculinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masculinity. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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