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unmasculine
adjective as in unmanly
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adjective as in epicene
Strongest matches
adjective as in womanish
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Example Sentences
He said in response: "I'll just be curious. Tell me what masculinity is. I wouldn't want to walk up on me in the street, but it's bigger than— It's love. It's like there's awareness and then there's acknowledgment of ignorance. A big part of it is kindness, use of power, gentleness. These are masculine characteristics. It's quite unmasculine to try to emasculate another man."
The subversive sex appeal of unmasculine approachability fits tightly into a niche that Jewish men have long occupied.
The fear of being perceived as unmasculine ruled my behavior, and it ruled my father’s behavior too.
Dr. Allan Lichtman, a political scientist at American University, told Salon in July that "there is nothing unmasculine about wearing a mask. It is not a show of weakness to wear a mask anymore than it is a show of weakness not to drive drunk."
Lichtman also pointed out that "there is nothing unmasculine about wearing a mask. It is not a show of weakness to wear a mask anymore than it is a show of weakness not to drive drunk."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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