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单词 manliness
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Definition of manliness in English:

manliness

noun ˈmanlɪnəsˈmænlinəs
mass noun
  • 1The traditional male quality of being brave and strong.

    men accustomed to proving their manliness on the streets
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I will take my own piece of humble pie but firstly I want to honour the manliness of the town clerk for his actions.
    • They were killed because some people loved to hate, and others thought that to kill was proof of manliness.
    • On the other hand, maybe we implicitly ask too little manliness of women.
    • In the second place, men had to be brave and prove their bravery or manliness.
    • In his countenance, I saw kindness, worth, goodness and manliness altogether; he was a first man to affect me so powerfully.
    • As we walked into the restaurant caked in dust, an old fashioned manliness came over me.
    • And they could show their manliness by not flinching at the small amount of pain felt when opening a bottle this way.
    • The spectacle of war became increasingly popular but its tone changed to reflect the manliness of the soldier and his deadly seriousness.
    • He saw the war as a test of his own manliness.
    • I am going along so that no one will run away with you," Bob announced with an assumption of manliness.
    • Hunting celebrated the imperial virtues of courage and manliness and confirmed the power of colonial rule.
    • Manliness was essential for coping with such dangerous working conditions.
    Synonyms
    virility, masculinity, vigour, strength, muscularity, ruggedness, toughness, robustness, powerfulness, brawniness, hardihood
    informal hunkiness
    resoluteness, steadfastness, mettle, spirit, dauntlessness, doughtiness, determination, fortitude, stalwartness
    bravery, courage, boldness, valour, fearlessness, pluck, machismo, manhood, manfulness, daring, intrepidity, heroism, gallantry, chivalrousness, stout-heartedness
    informal guts, grit, spunk
    North American informal cojones
    1. 1.1 The fact of being typically male; masculinity.
      the author's alleged lack of manliness
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The emphasis on manliness was perhaps more than a reflection of the status quo; it might have been an active attempt to entrench certain roles.
      • Republicans have seldom shied from an embrace of manliness.
      • You have bestowed manliness on male diet soda drinkers.
      • The idea is that short men feel that they constantly have to prove their manliness.
      • Obvious secondary sexual characteristics moderated manliness: height, strength, deep voice, dark hair and complexion all imbued masculinity.
      • Most of them adapted to technological change and newer forms of manliness.
      • Like football, it is a strongly gendered cultural symbol, associated with manliness.
      • The girl character has to don a false beard to assume real manliness.
      • Her power is unmistakably sexual, but it strips unwary men of their manliness.
      • Feeling the need to constantly prove your heterosexuality and your manliness eventually takes its toll on a relationship.
      • But he does express his opinion about human nature, American manliness, and Iraqi democracy.
      • The internal qualities once said to embody manhood - surefootedness, inner strength, confidence of purpose - are merchandised to men to enhance their manliness.
      • Thus, we are left with the question what significance should be attached to the language of manliness.
      • Theres nothing like a good strong growth of hair on the upper lip to suggest powerful manliness.
      • Boys reveal their ideas of manliness in their dealings with girls.
      • Boys, especially those in ghettoes, grow up with this image of what manliness is: angry, dissatisfied, foulmouthed.
      • Surely there is no loss in manliness or dignity in sharing the heavier and more disagreeable household tasks.
      • The emphasis on qualities of manliness, gravitas, and dedication to family began to fade.
      • Rugged outdoor numbers are the most doable - comfortable and relaxed, they exude confident manliness.
      • Tonight, he was a megastar, a big-screen symbol of manliness.
 
 

Definition of manliness in US English:

manliness

nounˈmænlinəsˈmanlēnəs
  • 1The traditional male quality of being brave and strong.

    men accustomed to proving their manliness on the streets
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am going along so that no one will run away with you," Bob announced with an assumption of manliness.
    • Manliness was essential for coping with such dangerous working conditions.
    • Hunting celebrated the imperial virtues of courage and manliness and confirmed the power of colonial rule.
    • They were killed because some people loved to hate, and others thought that to kill was proof of manliness.
    • I will take my own piece of humble pie but firstly I want to honour the manliness of the town clerk for his actions.
    • The spectacle of war became increasingly popular but its tone changed to reflect the manliness of the soldier and his deadly seriousness.
    • As we walked into the restaurant caked in dust, an old fashioned manliness came over me.
    • In the second place, men had to be brave and prove their bravery or manliness.
    • On the other hand, maybe we implicitly ask too little manliness of women.
    • He saw the war as a test of his own manliness.
    • And they could show their manliness by not flinching at the small amount of pain felt when opening a bottle this way.
    • In his countenance, I saw kindness, worth, goodness and manliness altogether; he was a first man to affect me so powerfully.
    Synonyms
    virility, masculinity, vigour, strength, muscularity, ruggedness, toughness, robustness, powerfulness, brawniness, hardihood
    resoluteness, steadfastness, mettle, spirit, dauntlessness, doughtiness, determination, fortitude, stalwartness
    1. 1.1 The fact of being typically male; masculinity.
      the author's alleged lack of manliness
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Like football, it is a strongly gendered cultural symbol, associated with manliness.
      • Most of them adapted to technological change and newer forms of manliness.
      • Boys reveal their ideas of manliness in their dealings with girls.
      • The emphasis on manliness was perhaps more than a reflection of the status quo; it might have been an active attempt to entrench certain roles.
      • Obvious secondary sexual characteristics moderated manliness: height, strength, deep voice, dark hair and complexion all imbued masculinity.
      • The emphasis on qualities of manliness, gravitas, and dedication to family began to fade.
      • Surely there is no loss in manliness or dignity in sharing the heavier and more disagreeable household tasks.
      • Thus, we are left with the question what significance should be attached to the language of manliness.
      • Republicans have seldom shied from an embrace of manliness.
      • But he does express his opinion about human nature, American manliness, and Iraqi democracy.
      • Rugged outdoor numbers are the most doable - comfortable and relaxed, they exude confident manliness.
      • Theres nothing like a good strong growth of hair on the upper lip to suggest powerful manliness.
      • The idea is that short men feel that they constantly have to prove their manliness.
      • Boys, especially those in ghettoes, grow up with this image of what manliness is: angry, dissatisfied, foulmouthed.
      • You have bestowed manliness on male diet soda drinkers.
      • Her power is unmistakably sexual, but it strips unwary men of their manliness.
      • Tonight, he was a megastar, a big-screen symbol of manliness.
      • The internal qualities once said to embody manhood - surefootedness, inner strength, confidence of purpose - are merchandised to men to enhance their manliness.
      • Feeling the need to constantly prove your heterosexuality and your manliness eventually takes its toll on a relationship.
      • The girl character has to don a false beard to assume real manliness.
 
 
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