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manliness

/ˈmænlɪnəs/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manliness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.
  2. Male genitals.
  3. Humanity, the quality of being human.

Origin

From Middle English manlynes, manlynesse. By surface analysis, manly + -ness.

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