unmanliness
Example Sentences
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You know, one of the things is the idea unmanliness, of men failing to do their duty, having a stiff upper lip, and sort of be basically military or patrician.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2016
In facing up to his dilemma, the hero must also face up to his unmanliness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beneath the worldliness there is an anxious young man who equated his sensitivities and illnesses with unmanliness.
From Time Magazine Archive
The word signifies unmanliness to me, and I don’t think of him that way.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
“To attack the Emperor in his chamber,” said he, “would be impossible; and, besides, would be an unmanliness disgraceful to the warlike spirit of the nobles of Hungary.”
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various
