Synonyms for masculinity
ˌmæs kyəˈlɪn ɪ timas·culin·i·ty

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1. maleness, masculinitynoun

   the properties characteristic of the male sex

   Synonyms:
   maleness

   Antonyms:
   femininity, muliebrity

2. masculinitynoun

   the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men

   Synonyms:
   maleness

   Antonyms:
   muliebrity, femininity

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1. • Sex
   • Trait

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1. List of paraphrases for "masculinity":

   manhood, manliness, virility

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. masculinity

   Synonyms:
   Masculinacy

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1. Dave Llewellyn:

   The workshops started as a safe space for guys at university to discuss issues of gender and sex, and we are now working with teenagers who are exploring their masculinity and sexuality.

2. Jonah Hill:

   In America at that time in the 90s, traditional masculinity was not to show emotion, not to show sensitivity, not to show vulnerability because it's feminine or, God forbid, gay to do so, we're kind of not saying what we mean and we're not actually expressing what's happening here ... I just wanted to show that that's problematic.

3. Molly Patel -LRB- Kaling -RRB-:

   I saw most of the writers, i'm not overly worried about masculinity.

4. Josh Hawley:

   The left want to define traditional masculinity as toxic, they want to define the traditional masculine virtues -- things like courage and independence and assertiveness -- as a danger to society.

5. Michael Addis:

   I think it’s a sign that we’re better prepared than we were a quarter of a century ago to acknowledge emotional and physical health problems in men because, of course, all that sort of traditional laws of masculinity teach us to hide that.