manliness
The quality of being manlyThe quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.
» She told me that I lacked manliness.
Она сказала мне, что мне не хватает мужественности.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.
Männlichkeit, Mannhaftigkeit
му́жественностьmúžestvennostʹ
(euphemistic, rare, uncountable, usually)Male genitals.
(rare, uncountable, usually)Humanity, the quality of being human.
- the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
Examples
5 sentencesShe told me that I lacked manliness.
ruОна сказала мне, что мне не хватает мужественности.
My manliness came into question when I started to like the colour pink.
Manliness is loveliest when applied with confidence.
My boyfriend just oozes manliness.
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Translations
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Origin
From Middle English manlynes, manlynesse. By surface analysis, manly + -ness.From Middle English manlynes, manlynesse. By surface analysis, manly + -ness.
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Forms
plural: manlinesses| Singular | manliness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male:manfulnessvirility
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable