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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | masculine |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, cocky, courageous, manful, manly, potent, ultramasculine, virile |
| Main Entry: | machismo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masculinity |
| Synonyms: | macho*, male, manful, manliness, mannish, masculine, muscular, virile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | male |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | masculine |
| Synonyms: | macho*, manful, manlike, manly, paternal, potent, virile |
| Antonyms: | female |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | masculinity/masculine |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | manly |
| Synonyms: | andric, gender, macho*, male, manful, mannish, potent, virile |
| Antonyms: | feminine |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | virile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | potent, powerful |
| Synonyms: | driving, energetic, forceful, generative, lusty, macho*, procreative, red-blooded, reproductive, robust, sound, strong, vibrant, vigorous, vital |
| Antonyms: | effeminate, impotent, unmanly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | virility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masculinity |
| Synonyms: | forceful, machismo, macho*, maleness, manhood, manliness, muscularity, potency, power, ruggedness, strength, vigor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | manly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | courageous |
| Synonyms: | audacious, beefcake, bold, brave, colt, confident, daring, dauntless, dignified, fearless, firm, gallant, hardy, he-man, heroic, hunk, intrepid, jock, jockstrap, lion-hearted, macho, male, manful, manlike, masculine, muscular, noble, powerful, red-blooded, resolute, robust, self-reliant, stately, staunch, stout-hearted, strapping, strong, stud, tiger, two-fisted, undaunted, valiant, valorous, vigorous, virile, well-built |
| Antonyms: | cowardly, weak |
| Main Entry: | masculine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | manlike |
| Synonyms: | adult, ape, beefcake, bold, brave, caveman, courageous, gallant, generative, hairy, hardy, honorable, hunk, jock, macho, male, manful, manly, mannish, muscular, potent, powerful, red-blooded, resolute, robust, stallion, stout-hearted, strapping, strong, stud, tuna, two-fisted, vigorous, virile, well-built |
| Antonyms: | feminine |
| Main Entry: | mannish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | manlike |
| Synonyms: | butch, hoydenish, macho*, male, manly, mannified, masculine, tomboyish, unfeminine, unwomanly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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