as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a society that highly values manhood and courage
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Recent Examples of manhood
Fellas, your cocktail glass is not a threat to your manhood.
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Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
Dark and brilliantly written, this show unpacks the complexities of humanity and manhood and how the rise of the manosphere has so eerily and quickly permeated itself into the lives of young people through social media.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
To imagine a version of manhood where strength requires empathy, vulnerability, and care.
—Reshma Saujani, Time, 19 May 2025
This truth is at the heart of Adolescence, Netflix’s new drama by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham—an impeccable, if harrowing, exploration of the trepidatious transition of boyhood to manhood and the ultimate radicalization of a schoolboy.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
Dark and brilliantly written, this show unpacks the complexities of humanity and manhood and how the rise of the manosphere has so eerily and quickly permeated itself into the lives of young people through social media.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
To imagine a version of manhood where strength requires empathy, vulnerability, and care.
—Reshma Saujani, Time, 19 May 2025
This truth is at the heart of Adolescence, Netflix’s new drama by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham—an impeccable, if harrowing, exploration of the trepidatious transition of boyhood to manhood and the ultimate radicalization of a schoolboy.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manhood
masculinity
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Mac's deeply closeted, Catholic-guilty homosexuality had been treated as a joke throughout the show's run, with the joke never truly being about Mac being gay, but about how his desperate repression had twisted him into a caricature of grasping masculinity.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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These authors, alongside psychologists, activists and public health experts, are reframing the narrative around masculinity and emphasizing the need for emotional literacy and awareness.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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“Manhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhood. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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