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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | fertility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | readiness to bear, produce |
| Synonyms: | abundance, copiousness, fecundity, feracity, fruitfulness, generative capacity, gravidity, luxuriance, plentifulness, potency, pregnancy, productiveness, productivity, prolificacy, prolificity, puberty, pubescence, richness, uberty, virility |
| Antonyms: | aridity, childlessness, emptiness, infertility, sterility |
| Main Entry: | manhood/womanhood |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical maturity and strength of adult male or female |
| Synonyms: | adulthood, coming of age, fecundity, femininity, fertility, manfulness, manliness, masculinity, mettle, potency, virility, womanliness, womanness |
| Antonyms: | childhood |
| Main Entry: | oomph |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, birr, dash, drive, effectiveness, endurance, exertion, fire, force, forcefulness, fortitude, get-up-and-go, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, punch, spirit, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pizzazz |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy; flamboyance |
| Synonyms: | ability, animation, aptitude, bounce, dash, drive, effectiveness, fire, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-go, gift, hustle, intensity, juice, knack, life, liveliness, moxie*, muscle, oomph, panache, pep, pluck, potency, power, presence, punch, push, shine*, spirit, splash*, spunk, stamina, vim, virility, vitality, vivacity, zeal, zest, zing, zip, élan |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | verve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | activity, ardor, dash, drive, endurance, fire, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-go, go, gumption, gusto, hardihood, intensity, juice, liveliness, moxie*, passion, pep, pizzazz, pluck, power, punch, sparkle, spirit, spunk, stamina, steam, strength, toughness, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip, élan |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | manhood |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maturity |
| Synonyms: | adulthood, boldness, bravery, chivalry, courage, daring, determination, firmness, forcefulness, fortitude, gallantry, hardihood, honor, machismo, manfulness, manliness, masculinity, mettle, nobility, potency, resoluteness, resolution, self-reliance, spirit, sturdiness, tenacity, valor, virility |
| Main Entry: | manliness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masculinity |
| Synonyms: | boldness, courage, manfulness, manhood, manlikeness, strength, virility |
| Main Entry: | masculinity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manliness |
| Synonyms: | machismo, virility |
| Antonyms: | femininity |
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