Unmasculine

Quick meaning: Unmasculine is an adjective meaning Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly.

Meaning

Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly.

Example Sentences

A fag is profoundly unmasculine, yet possesses the ability to penetrate and thus render any boy unmasculine.

Fusionism, Hammer said, is “inherently effete, limp, and, as Hillsdale College’s David Azerrad might say, unmasculine.”

Characteristics labeled as unmasculine or as failure to conform to gender expectations include observable behaviors such as avoidance of rough-and-tumble play, typical boys' games, and athletic activities; no imagining of oneself as a sports figure; and no desire to grow up to be like one's father.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unfeminine, nonmasculine, unmasculinized, unmanly, unsexlike, infeminine.

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