alpha male
Exhibiting the characteristics of a dominant maleExhibiting the characteristics of a dominant male; dominant, assertive, and protective.
» Every woman on the planet likes an alpha male.
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1 sensesExhibiting the characteristics of a dominant male; dominant, assertive, and protective.
Examples
13 sentencesEvery woman on the planet likes an alpha male.
Every girl on the planet likes an alpha male.
He wouldn't stop talking about how he was an "alpha male".
He's an alpha male.
He's an alpha male idiot.
Origin
Originally used in scientific research of hierarchies in social animals, the term is now oOriginally used in scientific research of hierarchies in social animals, the term is now often applied to men with dominating characteristics. Already in some use during the 1990s, it was further popularized by Neil Strauss in The Game (2005).
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Forms
more alpha male, most alpha male| Comparative | more alpha male Lesson |
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| Superlative | most alpha male Lesson |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form