masculinity
noun
mas·cu·lin·i·ty
ˌma-skyə-ˈli-nə-tē 
: the quality or nature of the male sex : the quality, state, or degree of being masculine or manly
challenging traditional notions about masculinity and femininity
… a style which alternates between a polished grace and blunt masculinity.—
Stuart Keate
Stuart KeateThe man controlling his environment is today the prevailing American image of masculinity.—Susan Faludi
Susan Faludi
Examples of masculinity in a Sentence
some men believe that wearing pink would undermine their masculinity
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Black American masculinity, in all its glory and appeal and outsize influence, is a tricky navigation.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 19 June 2024
Anyone who was interested in clothing in the early 2000s will remember that the skinny tight suit was considered a metrosexual look, and there was much hand-wringing over the idea of Western men becoming more effete and whether this was like the death of Western masculinity.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 18 June 2024
And, yet, I’ve never been bombarded with so much frothy anxiety around masculinity and testosterone.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Traditional masculinity is negatively correlated with poor physical health and mental health, lower life satisfaction and lower self-esteem.
—Elissa Strauss, CNN, 14 June 2024
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Julian Randall, Essence, 19 June 2024
Anyone who was interested in clothing in the early 2000s will remember that the skinny tight suit was considered a metrosexual look, and there was much hand-wringing over the idea of Western men becoming more effete and whether this was like the death of Western masculinity.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 18 June 2024
And, yet, I’ve never been bombarded with so much frothy anxiety around masculinity and testosterone.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Traditional masculinity is negatively correlated with poor physical health and mental health, lower life satisfaction and lower self-esteem.
—Elissa Strauss, CNN, 14 June 2024
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masculinity
noun
mas·cu·lin·i·ty
ˌmas-kyə-ˈlin-ət-ē
plural masculinities
: the quality, state, or degree of being masculine
measurement of masculinity or femininity—Psychological Abstracts
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