MALENESS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

maleness

noun

Definition of maleness

as in masculinity

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Recent Examples of maleness Public speech was a—if not the—defining attribute of maleness. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 The men handling their maleness was interesting. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity. — Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Becoming Lazarus particularly allowed Claflin to explore maleness. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Featuring collaborations with Lana Del Rey and Turnpike Troubadours, the new EP finds the country artist exploring everything from technology to masculinity.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026
From men wearing pink to push back against the pressures of toxic masculinity to women pushing back against unrealistic body standards, pink has become a color of defiant empathy.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of masculinity

Noun

That was a great pinball experience, just to bounce off these guys my whole life as a boy and kind of go into manhood and make music with those guys.

— Gary Graff, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, her son Ruari (Murphy) is in a crisis about his manhood, and her parents are ailing.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of manhood

Noun

Lee ingratiates himself by pretending to be interested in becoming a CO himself — attracted to the manliness and the glamor.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
While concerns regarding testosterone levels are new, anxiety about manliness is ancient, often rising with a society’s material comfort.

— Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026

Definition of manliness

Noun

The frozen velocity of paint whipped across a canvas suggested a new visual metaphor for intensity, aggression, violence, virility, force, energy, music, and ecstasy, a more efficient representation than any previous word or picture had managed.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Experts believe the statue may have symbolized masculinity, virility, strength, and courage.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of virility

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