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Masculinity

The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.

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Boyishness 76% connected

The manners or behavior of a boy.

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Manliness 76% connected

The quality or state of being manly.

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Virility 76% connected

The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion.

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Gender 76% connected

Kind; sort.

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Sex 76% connected

The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of prope…

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Sexuality 76% connected

The quality or state of being distinguished by sex.

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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Masculine 74% connected

Of the male sex; not female.

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Masculine 74% connected

Of the male sex; not female.

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Femininity 94% connected

The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.

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Femininity 94% connected

The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.

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