Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Masculinity"

A: manly

A: fragile masculinity = a man's insecurity or discomfort with doing or seeing things they think are too womanly or homosexual

A: Manly

A: His masculinity was emasculates after finding out his wife left him for a younger man after 40 years of marriage.

A: They're all very similar. "Masculinity" is the most formal term. "manliness" is more casual. "manhood" is even more casual, but also, is sometimes slang for "penis".

A: in english, "masculine" just refers to something associated with men/manliness. everyone finds different things masculine so the way it is used just depends on personal opinions and context. so theres not really a universal example, but:

if you associated baggy clothes and short hair with men, and you were talking to someone with these you could say:

"you dressed very masculine today."



"courage" is another word for brave, or being fearless. you have courage when you do something that is hard or scary. courageous is the adjective form. it's not gendered and can apply to anyone.


example: "it took a lot of courage to climb mount everest."

"it was courageous to ask out your crush in front of all her friends like that."

A: Эти слова синонимы - очень похожий.

Masculinity - suggests permanence
“Candidates are expected to show masculinity.”

Manliness - suggests an event
“He displayed manliness by lifting the car.”

Разница обычно незначительна.

A: Wow. That is a difficult question because both of those words have complex meanings. Masculinity generally refers to qualities associated with boys and men. Patriarchy refers systems and institutions — government, religious, family, community — in which men hold all or most of the power. For example, the Roman Catholic Church could be called a patriarchy, since women are denied positions of power.

A: Macho is more of a common phrase. No one says "You have a lot of masculinity." Macho sounds more cool.

A: hope this helps!

A: I learned a new word. Thank you!

A: Thank you!!

A: Haha funny sentence! Yes but because your sentence uses past tense, it means you no longer hesitate! Congratulations. Every real man loves fluffy cute bears.

A: His masculinity came from the fear of being like his father

Instead of using the word “masculinity” because it doesn’t fit that well with what you’re trying to say, you can use “courage”, “drive”, “motivation” and so on.