as in masculinity
the set of qualities traditionally considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
studio executives wondered if the actor possessed the manliness expected in an action hero
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Recent Examples of manliness
But there are challenges for shifting diets toward less beef, from misinformation about soy and protein, to social stigmas connecting beef-eating with manliness.
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Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
By doing so, those conservatives are seemingly hoping to intertwine Trump with the rough-and-tumble mythology that the country’s youngest president himself played up — a paragon of manliness who fought in wars, hunted big game and tamed the wilderness.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Ruiz presidential campaign The road to parity Mexico is known internationally for its machismo, a cultural emphasis put on stereotypical manliness and control.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The version of manliness the ‘93 team beamed into every young mind in the tri-state area involved grapefruit-sized hunks of tobacco, chewed and spat.
—Megan Angelo, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
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Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
By doing so, those conservatives are seemingly hoping to intertwine Trump with the rough-and-tumble mythology that the country’s youngest president himself played up — a paragon of manliness who fought in wars, hunted big game and tamed the wilderness.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Ruiz presidential campaign The road to parity Mexico is known internationally for its machismo, a cultural emphasis put on stereotypical manliness and control.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The version of manliness the ‘93 team beamed into every young mind in the tri-state area involved grapefruit-sized hunks of tobacco, chewed and spat.
—Megan Angelo, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
See All Example Sentences for manliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manliness
masculinity
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Frustrated that his dad seems to have given up on her, and conditioned to believe that protecting your own at any cost is the only valid expression of masculinity, Spike loads a few arrows in his quiver and sneaks back to the mainland with his mom in tow.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 June 2025
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This depth is not a departure from masculinity but a reintegration.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Manliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manliness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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