| Main Entry: | masculine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | manlike |
Synonyms: |
adult, ape, beefcake, bold, brave, caveman, courageous, gallant, generative, hairy, hardy, honorable, hunk, jock, macho, male, manful, manly, mannish, muscular, potent, powerful, red-blooded, resolute, robust, stallion, stout-hearted, strapping, strong, stud, tuna, two-fisted, vigorous, virile, well-built |
Antonyms: |
feminine |
| Main Entry: | gender |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness |
Synonyms: |
common, feminine, gender-specific, masculine, neuter |
| Notes: | gender is the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; sex is either of the two categories, male or female, into which most organisms are divided |
| Main Entry: | machismo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masculinity |
Synonyms: |
macho*, male, manful, manliness, mannish, masculine, muscular, virile |
| Main Entry: | masculinity/masculine |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | manly |
Synonyms: |
andric, gender, macho*, male, manful, mannish, potent, virile |
Antonyms: |
feminine |
| Main Entry: | manly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | courageous |
Synonyms: |
audacious, beefcake, bold, brave, colt, confident, daring, dauntless, dignified, fearless, firm, gallant, hardy, he-man, heroic, hunk, intrepid, jock, jockstrap, lion-hearted, macho, male, manful, manlike, masculine, muscular, noble, powerful, red-blooded, resolute, robust, self-reliant, stately, staunch, stout-hearted, strapping, strong, stud, tiger, two-fisted, undaunted, valiant, valorous, vigorous, virile, well-built |
Antonyms: |
cowardly, weak |
| Main Entry: | mannish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | manlike |
Synonyms: |
butch, hoydenish, macho*, male, manly, mannified, masculine, tomboyish, unfeminine, unwomanly |
| Main Entry: | manful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | manly |
Synonyms: |
audacious, beefcake, bold, brave, colt, confident, daring, dauntless, dignified, fearless, firm, gallant, hardy, he-man, heroic, hunk, intrepid, jock, jockstrap, lion-hearted, macho, male, manlike, mannish, masculine, muscular, noble, powerful, red-blooded, resolute, robust, self-reliant, stately, staunch, stout-hearted, strapping, strong, stud*, tiger, two-fisted, undaunted, valiant, valorous, vigorous, virile, well-built |