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
All mention of subsidized colonization was gone; in its place was the news that freed men, if of age, could now join the Union Army and Navy—and thereby prove to the world their manhood and just claims to full and equal American citizenship.
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Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Homosexuality can only ever be a degradation of manhood.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
This puts intense pressure on them to leap from boyhood directly into manhood.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
His political identity has become fused with the idea that manhood and success are defined by family formation, financial dominance, and control of the cultural narrative.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Homosexuality can only ever be a degradation of manhood.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
This puts intense pressure on them to leap from boyhood directly into manhood.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
His political identity has become fused with the idea that manhood and success are defined by family formation, financial dominance, and control of the cultural narrative.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manhood
masculinity
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My work offers a counterpoint to the isolation and performance that often shape contemporary masculinity.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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But with the second trilogy, The Book of Dust, we are introduced to Malcolm Polstead who challenges toxic masculinity in many of the same ways as Will.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Manhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhood. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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