MALENESS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

maleness

noun

Definition of maleness

as in masculinity

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Recent Examples of maleness Public speech was a—if not the—defining attribute of maleness. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 The men handling their maleness was interesting. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity. — Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Becoming Lazarus particularly allowed Claflin to explore maleness. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Over the course of three years, Kaczynski endured unrelenting ridicule of his intelligence, masculinity, and ideas, and along the way started journaling about revenge fantasies and dreams of escaping to nature.

— Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Their scripts take on identity, intimacy, masculinity, belonging and personal freedom through love stories, thrillers, horror and dramedies that blend genres.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of masculinity

Noun

While concerns regarding testosterone levels are new, anxiety about manliness is ancient, often rising with a society’s material comfort.

— Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
The intoxicating pull of the manosphere – the hyper-online community led by men who tout misogynistic definitions of manliness – has given Glass a boisterous brigade of rivals.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

Definition of manliness

Noun

Experts believe the statue may have symbolized masculinity, virility, strength, and courage.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The transition from farms, the open range, and artisanal workshops to offices and large, impersonal, factories was seen as sapping virility—just as our tiny cubicles and remote workstations are said to do today.

— Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of virility

Noun

Perhaps in another lifetime, or another novel, Ned would find a way to nourish these intimations of benevolence or even love, refusing to let them be spoiled by his own aspirational machismo.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
At the center of it all is an electrifying performance by Robert Pattinson as Hansen, a man who aspires to powerful anchor machismo but is slowly falling apart.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of machismo

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