manliness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈmæn.li.nəs/ us/ˈmæn.li.nəs/
男子气概，男子气
the qualities or appearance thought to be typical of a man
My wife has never complained about my manliness. 我的妻子从来没有抱怨过我的男子气。
The emotionally complex male figures in movies created a new model of manliness. 电影中情感复杂的男性形象创造了一种新的男子气概。
Synonyms: masculinityvirility (MAN)
See: manly
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- He had a deep sense of inferiority and seemed to question his own manliness.
- As a way of showing manliness, he deliberately made himself sound clipped and tough.
- At first he had doubts about the manliness of reciting poetry before a crowd.