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MASCULINITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("masculinity" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masculinity"):
manfulness; manliness; virility (the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male)
boyishness (being characteristic of a boy)
machismo (exaggerated masculinity)
hoydenism; tomboyishness (masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women))
Antonym:
femininity (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women)
Derivation:
masculine (associated with men and not with women)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The properties characteristic of the male sex
Synonyms:
maleness; masculinity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("masculinity" is a kind of...):
gender; sex; sexuality (the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masculinity"):
virility (the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation)
Derivation:
masculine (associated with men and not with women)
