Maleness

Quick meaning: Maleness is a noun meaning The characteristic, state or condition of being male.

Meaning

The characteristic, state or condition of being male.

Example Sentences

They had always lived over the pub with its buzz of voices. Bar talk. When she was fifteen she had come home one night from the school concert just about closing time. Men were coming out on to the street and she could hear her father's voice calling time. She had heard this scene every night from upstairs and been afraid of it - the loud voices, the shouting, the maleness of it.

Word Forms

• malenesses

Synonyms for maleness

Depending on context, synonyms include masculineness, masculinity.

Antonyms for maleness

Common opposites include femaleness, feminineness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include masculinity, masculineness, manship, femaleness, manhood, manliness.

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