as in maleness
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
some men believe that wearing pink would undermine their masculinity
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Recent Examples of masculinity
Part of Bailey’s appeal lies in his ability to embody masculinity without any toxicity.
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
At his Dior men’s spring 2026 debut, Anderson expanded ideas of masculinity, sending out Bar jackets recut for male torsos and hourglass silhouettes stretched across broader shoulders.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Offered in coupe, convertible and four-door Gran Coupe, the 2025 BMW M8 features top-line technology and the carmaker’s signature masculinity.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Hayes, author of seven books of poetry, is known for his work exploring popular culture, music, race, masculinity and language.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
At his Dior men’s spring 2026 debut, Anderson expanded ideas of masculinity, sending out Bar jackets recut for male torsos and hourglass silhouettes stretched across broader shoulders.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Offered in coupe, convertible and four-door Gran Coupe, the 2025 BMW M8 features top-line technology and the carmaker’s signature masculinity.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Hayes, author of seven books of poetry, is known for his work exploring popular culture, music, race, masculinity and language.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masculinity
Noun
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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.—
Akhil Reed Amar,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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Homosexuality can only ever be a degradation of manhood.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But just like the men who understood changing a diaper in the 1990s didn't take away their manliness, so can participating in their spouse's emotional needs.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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There's a true earthy manliness that's really f---ing raw and awesome.—
Yolanda Machado,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For someone like Eli, then, projecting movie-star-like virility and vigor was an exercise in social advancement, in distancing himself from his babushka forebears’ grim reality.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Beards were not signs of virility but of disorder.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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While there are a few male employees at Olta, most everything — from tending the crops to distilling the liquid to bottling it up — is done by women, a rarity in the machismo world of Mexican spirits.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Gudsen's fractured identity—swaggering machismo versus devoted family man—might suggest dissociative identity disorder, but Lehane resists reducing him to a clinical label.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Masculinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masculinity. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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