masculinityn.

Brit.

/ˌmaskjᵿˈlɪnᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌmæskjəˈlɪnᵻdi/

Forms: see masculine adj. and n. and -ity suffix.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French masculinité.

Etymology: < French masculinité (1520 in Middle French) < masculin masculine adj. + -ité -ity suffix. Compare Old French masculinité (c1268 in an isolated attestation), post-classical Latin masculinitas (from 13th cent. in British sources).

a. The state or fact of being masculine; the assemblage of qualities regarded as characteristic of men; maleness, manliness.

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the world > life > sex and gender > male > [noun] > quality or condition

masculinec1451

masculinity1571

masculineness1662

maleness1663

mascularity1817

the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > man-like woman > quality or state of being

mannishnessc1450

strong-mindedness1826

masculinity1865

masculineness1901

masculinism1911

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > [noun] > masculine > quality or condition of

masculinity1882

1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xii. Sig. B.iiij The wyse and skilfull Physiognomers, in their examinations, doe diuide mankinde into two formes, as into the Masculynitie and Feminitie, according to the propertie of the spirite.

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor 2 Mine own Family, whose inactivity as well as misfortune, has left me little cause to boast of a Generous ancestry; or to deprecate its setting in the Masculinity of it, in my Line.

1748 T. Ruddiman Diss. Crown Scotl. 42 Besides the Prerogative of his Sex, or Masculinity (as the French call it).

1865 Sat. Rev. 21 Oct. 527/1 The obnoxious airs of masculinity affected by some of his countrywomen.

1882 Athenæum No. 2867. 462 It is not easy to see why courbe, tangente, parallèle, are given as exceptions to the masculinity of ‘parts of speech when taken substantively’.

1926 E. Wallace Square Emerald 9 The masculinity of the powerful face was emphasized by the grey hair cut close in an Eton crop.

1938 I. Goldberg Wonder of Words xv. 305 Mr Sokolsky establishes a correlation between high blood-pressure and masculinity, and between low blood-pressure and femininity or sissification.

1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 124 When he takes his leather off he also removes his masculinity.

1996 Guardian 10 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 31/4 I stress the masculinity of this red wine.

b. In plural. Things, attitudes, values, etc., regarded as characteristic of men. rare.

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the world > life > sex and gender > male > [noun] > male characteristics

masculinities1877

1877 M. Oliphant Carita II. xxiv. 144 That furtive cigars and other precocious masculinities were not criminal.

1990 L. Segal (title) Slow motion: changing masculinities, changing men.

†2. concrete. Men collectively. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > people > person > man > [noun] > men collectively

wapman-kinc1175

manc1300

menkinda1470

mankind1526

manhood1588

mens-kind1592

the sterner (alsobetter, rougher, stronger) sex1608

lords of creation1649

menfolk1749

masculinity1860

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. v. 54 This pink-and-white bit of masculinity with the indeterminate features.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	masculinity
释义	masculinityn. Brit. /ˌmaskjᵿˈlɪnᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmæskjəˈlɪnᵻdi/ Forms: see masculine adj. and n. and -ity suffix. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French masculinité. Etymology: < French masculinité (1520 in Middle French) < masculin masculine adj. + -ité -ity suffix. Compare Old French masculinité (c1268 in an isolated attestation), post-classical Latin masculinitas (from 13th cent. in British sources). 1. a. The state or fact of being masculine; the assemblage of qualities regarded as characteristic of men; maleness, manliness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > male > [noun] > quality or condition masculinec1451 masculinity1571 masculineness1662 maleness1663 mascularity1817 the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > man-like woman > quality or state of being mannishnessc1450 strong-mindedness1826 masculinity1865 masculineness1901 masculinism1911 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > [noun] > masculine > quality or condition of masculinity1882 1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xii. Sig. B.iiij The wyse and skilfull Physiognomers, in their examinations, doe diuide mankinde into two formes, as into the Masculynitie and Feminitie, according to the propertie of the spirite. 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor 2 Mine own Family, whose inactivity as well as misfortune, has left me little cause to boast of a Generous ancestry; or to deprecate its setting in the Masculinity of it, in my Line. 1748 T. Ruddiman Diss. Crown Scotl. 42 Besides the Prerogative of his Sex, or Masculinity (as the French call it). 1865 Sat. Rev. 21 Oct. 527/1 The obnoxious airs of masculinity affected by some of his countrywomen. 1882 Athenæum No. 2867. 462 It is not easy to see why courbe, tangente, parallèle, are given as exceptions to the masculinity of ‘parts of speech when taken substantively’. 1926 E. Wallace Square Emerald 9 The masculinity of the powerful face was emphasized by the grey hair cut close in an Eton crop. 1938 I. Goldberg Wonder of Words xv. 305 Mr Sokolsky establishes a correlation between high blood-pressure and masculinity, and between low blood-pressure and femininity or sissification. 1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 124 When he takes his leather off he also removes his masculinity. 1996 Guardian 10 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 31/4 I stress the masculinity of this red wine. b. In plural. Things, attitudes, values, etc., regarded as characteristic of men. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > male > [noun] > male characteristics masculinities1877 1877 M. Oliphant Carita II. xxiv. 144 That furtive cigars and other precocious masculinities were not criminal. 1990 L. Segal (title) Slow motion: changing masculinities, changing men. †2. concrete. Men collectively. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > men collectively wapman-kinc1175 manc1300 menkinda1470 mankind1526 manhood1588 mens-kind1592 the sterner (alsobetter, rougher, stronger) sex1608 lords of creation1649 menfolk1749 masculinity1860 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. v. 54 This pink-and-white bit of masculinity with the indeterminate features. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1571
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