metrosexual
noun
met·ro·sex·u·al ˌme-trə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl 
-ˈsek-shəl
: a usually urban heterosexual male given to enhancing his personal appearance by fastidious grooming, beauty treatments, and fashionable clothes
A metrosexual … is happy getting a pedicure and a manicure. He's hip, urban, sophisticated and, above all, stylish
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Rebecca Paley metrosexual adjective
metrosexuality
ˌme-trə-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Despite the emergence of the metrosexual and an increase in stay-at-home dads, tough-guy stereotypes die hard. Andrew Reiner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2016
Andrew Reiner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2016 Word History
Etymology
metro(politan) entry 2 + -sexual (as in heterosexual entry 2, homosexual entry 2)
First Known Use
1994, in the meaning defined above
metrosexual
adjective
as in effeminate
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- effeminate
- unmanly
- sissy
- feminine
- unmasculine
- womanly
- girlish
- sissified
- androgynous
- emasculated
- womanlike
- unmacho
- womanish
- impotent
- neuter
- weakened
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- masculine
- manly
- male
- virile
- macho
- mannish
- hypermasculine
- manlike
- boyish
- man-sized
- hairy-chested
- man-size
- tomboyish
- hoydenish
- ultramasculine