Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mas-kyuh-lin]
- /ˈmæs kyə lɪn/
- /ˌmæs.kjʊˈlɪn.ɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mas-kyuh-lin]
- /ˈmæs kyə lɪn/
Definitions of masculinity word
- adjective masculinity pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire. 1
- adjective masculinity having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness. 1
- adjective masculinity Grammar. noting or pertaining to the gender of Latin, Greek, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, etc., which has among its members most nouns referring to males, as well as other nouns, as Spanish dedo, “finger,” German Bleistift, “pencil.”. 1
- adjective masculinity (of a woman) mannish. 1
- noun masculinity the masculine gender. 1
- noun masculinity a noun or other element in or marking that gender. 1
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Origin of masculinity
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English masculin < Latin masculīnus, equivalent to mascul(us) male (mās male + -culus -cule1) + -īnus -ine1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Masculinity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
masculinity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for masculinity
noun masculinity
- virility — the state or quality of being virile; manly character, vigor, or spirit; masculinity.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- maleness — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
- manliness — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mannishness — The condition of being mannish; manliness or masculinity.
Antonyms for masculinity
noun masculinity
- femininity — the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
general masculinity
- womanliness — like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
- womanhood — the state of being a woman; womanly character or qualities.
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