noun

manliness

MAN-lih-nuhs

noun

The quality of having traits stereotypically associated with being a man, such as strength or courage.

"He saw restraint, not aggression, as the true mark of manliness."

How to Use Manliness

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In plain EnglishThe quality of seeming stereotypically masculine.

manlinesses plural

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From Middle English manlynes, built from manly plus -ness.

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