man·li·ness
| \ ˈman-lē-nəs
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Definition of manliness
: the quality or state of being manly (as by having qualities such as strength or virility that are traditionally associated with a man)
They'd been trained to identify emotional repression as the essence of manliness. Men who broke down, or cried, or admitted to feeling fear, were sissies, weaklings, failures. Not men.— Pat Barker … the angular manliness of her gestures …— John Colapinto
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“Manliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manliness. Accessed 21 May. 2022.
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