masculinity
noun
mas·cu·lin·i·ty
ˌma-skyə-ˈli-nə-tē 
: the quality or nature of the male sex : the quality, state, or degree of being masculine or manly
challenging traditional notions about masculinity and femininity
… a style which alternates between a polished grace and blunt masculinity.—
Stuart Keate
Stuart KeateThe man controlling his environment is today the prevailing American image of masculinity.—Susan Faludi
Susan FaludiExamples of masculinity in a Sentence
some men believe that wearing pink would undermine their masculinity
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Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
There’s an uncomfortable portrait of masculinity trapped inside Roofman, but the movie is a little too enamored of its main character to let it out.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Thorne’s adaptation is billed as truthful to the original novel – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island – and will delve further into the book’s emotive themes; human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
The earliest seed of the idea was wanting to do something around South Asian masculinity.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Masculinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masculinity. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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masculinity
noun
mas·cu·lin·i·ty
ˌmas-kyə-ˈlin-ət-ē
plural masculinities
: the quality, state, or degree of being masculine
measurement of masculinity or femininity—Psychological Abstracts
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