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
His team trailing 17-0 at halftime, Nagy became unhinged in the locker room, directing his ire at his offensive linemen and loudly questioning their manhood.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
All mention of subsidized colonization was gone; in its place was the news that freed men, if of age, could now join the Union Army and Navy—and thereby prove to the world their manhood and just claims to full and equal American citizenship.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Homosexuality can only ever be a degradation of manhood.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
This puts intense pressure on them to leap from boyhood directly into manhood.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
All mention of subsidized colonization was gone; in its place was the news that freed men, if of age, could now join the Union Army and Navy—and thereby prove to the world their manhood and just claims to full and equal American citizenship.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Homosexuality can only ever be a degradation of manhood.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
This puts intense pressure on them to leap from boyhood directly into manhood.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manhood
masculinity
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The anger expressed in his music was not unlike Eminem, whose brash internal frustrations with masculinity fueled the most brilliant and simultaneously violent, misogynistic, and homophobic music of his career.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Abaraonye wore sweatpants to the debate, which focused on masculinity and purpose for young men.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Manhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhood. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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