Synonyms for manliness
Most common
bravery masculinity virility maleness courage manhood manlikeness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Masculinity — the quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as…
masculinity, virility, maleness, bravery, manfulness, mannishness
2. Manhood
Other
Definitions
- n. 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.
- n. 2
Male genitals.
Forms
- Plural
- manlinesses → masculinities, virilities, malenesses, braveries…
Example sentences
- bravery There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.
- masculinity His masculinity feels questioned by your presence.
- virility I like this photo because it shows my virility.
- maleness Maleness is by far the biggest risk factor for violence.
- courage We admired his wisdom, not to mention his courage.
- manhood From infancy to manhood is rather a tedious period.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| manliness | rising | |
| bravery | rising | |
| masculinity | rising | |
| virility | rising | |
| maleness | rising | |
| courage | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- energy3
- 7 letters
- courage2, bravery3, heroism4, manhood2
- 8 letters
- virility4, maleness
- 10 letters
- manfulness
- 11 letters
- masculinity5, intrepidity5, mannishness, manlikeness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (energy3 = 3 syllables).