maleness (noun)

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• maleness — male ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the sex that can fertilize or inseminate the female to give rise to offspring. 2) relating to or characteristic of men. 3) (of a plant or flower) bearing stamens but lacking functional pistils. 4) (of a fitting)… …   English terms dictionary

• maleness — noun see male II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• maleness — noun The condition of being male; masculinity …   Wiktionary

• maleness — noun the properties characteristic of the male sex (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑masculinity • Ant: ↑femaleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑masculine (for: ↑masculini …   Useful english dictionary

• male — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French masle, male, adjective & noun, from Latin masculus more at masculine Date: 14th century 1. a. a male person ; a man or a boy b. an individual that produces small usually motile gametes (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• male — adjective 1》 of or denoting the sex that can fertilize or inseminate the female to produce offspring.     ↘relating to or characteristic of men or male animals.     ↘(of a plant or flower) bearing stamens but lacking functional pistils. 2》 (of a… …   English new terms dictionary

• male — 1 /meIl/ adjective 1 belonging to the sex that cannot have babies: a male lion | Women teachers often earn less than their male colleagues. 2 typical of or connected with this sex: male aggression | traditional male values | differences between… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• male — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the sex that can fertilize or inseminate the female to give rise to offspring. 2) relating to or characteristic of men. 3) (of a plant or flower) bearing stamens but lacking functional pistils. 4) (of a fitting)… …   English terms dictionary

• masculinity — noun 1. the properties characteristic of the male sex (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑maleness • Ant: ↑femaleness (for: ↑maleness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• gender role — noun the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity • Hypernyms: ↑role * * * the public image of being male or female that a… …   Useful english dictionary

• manliness — noun a) set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to man; similarity to man b) male genitals Syn: manfulness, mannishness, maleness Ant: unmanliness, womanliness …   Wiktionary