manliness
/ˈmanlɪnəs
/noun [mass noun]
1The traditional male quality of being brave and strong: men accustomed to proving their manliness on the streets...
- Manliness was essential for coping with such dangerous working conditions.
- On the other hand, maybe we implicitly ask too little manliness of women.
- In the second place, men had to be brave and prove their bravery or manliness.
Synonyms
virility, masculinity, vigour, strength, muscularity, ruggedness, toughness, robustness, powerfulness, brawniness, hardihood
informal hunkiness
resoluteness, steadfastness, mettle, spirit, dauntlessness, doughtiness, determination, fortitude, stalwartness;
bravery, courage, boldness, valour, fearlessness, pluck, machismo, manhood, manfulness, daring, intrepidity, heroism, gallantry, chivalrousness, stout-heartedness
informal guts, grit, spunk
North American informal cojones
1.1The fact of being typically male; masculinity: the author’s alleged lack of manliness...
- Theres nothing like a good strong growth of hair on the upper lip to suggest powerful manliness.
- Republicans have seldom shied from an embrace of manliness.
- The girl character has to don a false beard to assume real manliness.