as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a society that highly values manhood and courage
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Recent Examples of manhood
Diego Luna got his feet wet as a director with the promising 2011 debut, Abel, a slight but disarming tragicomedy that took imaginative shots at Mexican patriarchy and manhood.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Watkins, founder of the YBMen Project which provides young Black men with a safe place to discuss their mental health, manhood and social support, said studies show that 10% of Black adults experience moderate to severe depression, while 18% experience anxiety disorders.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Three refractions of broken American manhood in the modern age.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Watkins, founder of the YBMen Project which provides young Black men with a safe place to discuss their mental health, manhood and social support, said studies show that 10% of Black adults experience moderate to severe depression, while 18% experience anxiety disorders.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Three refractions of broken American manhood in the modern age.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manhood
masculinity
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Nice touches in a film that celebrates veering away from toxic masculinity.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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More to Explore Numerous academic articles and books in this vein diagnosed Latin Americans with a pathological relationship to masculinity, often based only on perusal of Mexican literature and informal interviews with locals.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 June 2026
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“Manhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhood. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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