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/ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/
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M AE2 S K Y AH0 L IH1 N AH0 T IY0
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The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
Over time, society's ideas of masculinity has greatly broadened.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: femininity
Broader terms: trait
Narrower terms: manfulness, manliness, virility, boyishness, machismo, hoydenism, tomboyishness
the properties characteristic of the male sex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maleness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sex, gender, sexuality
Narrower terms: virility
From French masculinité, from Old French, equivalent to masculine + -ity. Earlier in same sense was masculineness.
Across languages
Translations 54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque :
maskulinotasun
— degree or property of being masculine
Bengali :
পুরুষত্ব
(puruśotto)
— degree or property of being masculine
Bulgarian :
мъжественост
(mǎžestvenost)
— degree or property of being masculine
Catalan :
masculinitat
— degree or property of being masculine
Chinese Mandarin :
男子特徵 /男子特征
(nánzǐ tèzhēng)
— degree or property of being masculine
Czech :
mužství
— degree or property of being masculine
Danish :
maskulinitet
— degree or property of being masculine
Dutch :
mannelijkheid
— degree or property of being masculine
Dutch :
masculiniteit
— degree or property of being masculine
Esperanto :
vireco
— degree or property of being masculine
Esperanto :
iĉeco
— degree or property of being masculine
Finnish :
miehekkyys
— degree or property of being masculine
Finnish :
maskuliinisuus
— degree or property of being masculine
French :
masculinité
— degree or property of being masculine
Galician :
masculinidade
— degree or property of being masculine
Georgian :
ვაჟკაცურობა
(važḳacuroba)
— degree or property of being masculine
German :
Männlichkeit
— degree or property of being masculine
German :
Maskulinität
— degree or property of being masculine
Greek :
αρρενωπότητα
(arrenopótita)
— degree or property of being masculine
Hindi :
मर्दानगी
(mardāngī)
— degree or property of being masculine
Hungarian :
férfiasság
— degree or property of being masculine
Indonesian :
maskulinitas
— degree or property of being masculine
Irish :
fearúlacht
— degree or property of being masculine
Irish :
fireannacht
— degree or property of being masculine
Italian :
mascolinità
— degree or property of being masculine
Japanese :
男らしさ
(otoko-rashisa)
— degree or property of being masculine
Japanese :
漢らしさ
(otoko-rashisa)
— degree or property of being masculine
Korean :
남성성
(namseongseong)
— degree or property of being masculine
Latin :
virīlitās
— degree or property of being masculine
Latin :
masculīnitās
— degree or property of being masculine
Latvian :
vīrišķība
— degree or property of being masculine
Latvian :
vīrišķīgums
— degree or property of being masculine
Lithuanian :
vyriškùmas
— degree or property of being masculine
Maltese :
maskulinità
— degree or property of being masculine
Māori :
tānetanga
— degree or property of being masculine
Persian :
مردانگی
(mardânegi)
— degree or property of being masculine
Polish :
męskość
— degree or property of being masculine
Portuguese :
masculinidade
— degree or property of being masculine
Romanian :
masculinitate
— degree or property of being masculine
Russian :
му́жественность
(múžestvennostʹ)
— degree or property of being masculine
Russian :
маскули́нность
(maskulínnostʹ)
— degree or property of being masculine
Serbo-Croatian :
mužévnōst
— degree or property of being masculine
Serbo-Croatian :
муже́вно̄ст
— degree or property of being masculine
Serbo-Croatian :
mȕškōst
— degree or property of being masculine
Serbo-Croatian :
му̏шко̄ст
— degree or property of being masculine
Slovak :
mužnosť
— degree or property of being masculine
Spanish :
masculinidad
— degree or property of being masculine
Swedish :
maskulinitet
— degree or property of being masculine
Tagalog :
pagkalalaki
— degree or property of being masculine
Tajik :
мардонагӣ
(mardonagi)
— degree or property of being masculine
Tamil :
ஆண்மை
(āṇmai)
— degree or property of being masculine
Telugu :
మగతనం
(magatanaṁ)
— degree or property of being masculine
Urdu :
مردانگی
(mardāngī)
— degree or property of being masculine
Zulu :
ubudoda
— degree or property of being masculine
