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masculinity
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun masculinity has 2 senses
- masculinity(n = noun.attribute) maleness - the properties characteristic of the male sex; Array is a kind of gender, sex, sexuality
- masculinity(n = noun.attribute) Array - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men; Array is a kind of trait
has particulars: virility
Derived form adjective masculine2
has particulars: manfulness, manliness, virility, boyishness, machismo, hoydenism, tomboyishness
Antonym: femininity
Derived form adjective masculine2
CIDE DICTIONARY
masculinity, n.
The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
masculinity
Sexuality
N sex, sexuality, gender, male, masculinity, maleness, female, femininity, sexual intercourse, copulation, mating, coitus, sex, lovemaking, marital relations, sexual union, sleeping together, carnal knowledge, sex instinct, sex drive, libido, lust, concupiscence, hots, horns, arousal, heat, rut, estrus, oestrus, tumescence, erection, hard-on, boner, masturbation, self-gratification, autoeroticism, onanism, self- abuse, orgasm, climax, ejaculation, sexiness, attractiveness, sensuality, voluptuousness, fornication, adultery, sex symbol, sex goddess, stud, hunk, one-night stand, pornography, porn, porno, hardcore pornography, softcore pornography, pin-up, cheesecake, beefcake, Playboy, Esquire, Hustler, perversion, deviation, sexual abnormality, fetish, fetishism, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, sodomy, buggery, pederasty, sadism, masochism, sado-masochism, incest, sexy, erotic, sexual, carnal, sensual, hot, horny, randy, rutting, passionate, lusty, hot-blooded, libidinous, up, in the mood, homosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual.
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