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/ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/ · noun
The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness..
Over time, society's ideas of masculinity has greatly broadened.
Of the six homosexual patients, three men finally overcame the underlying vaginaphobia, increased their heterosexual activities, and enhanced their masculinity.
Steven Cohan highlights the suggestive qualities of Red Rivers dominant narrative, the opposition between the radically different masculinities Clift and Wayne represent: "the highly charged context between the soft boy and the hard man in '''Red River dramatizes such a shift in the mainstream culture's demands upon ''masculinity".
“What this work shows is that masculinity is not just an ideology that men strive to achieve. It’s something we value as a culture,” said lead author Theresa Vescio, a professor of psychology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Pennsylvania State University.
Use masculinity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Masculinity means The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness..
Common synonyms include maleness.
Possible antonyms include feminility, feminineness, womanlikeness, femininity.
Over time, society's ideas of masculinity has greatly broadened.
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