noun
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the state or quality of being a man or being manly
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men collectively
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archaic the state of being human
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informal a euphemism for a man's genitalia
Other Word Forms
- premanhood noun
Etymology
Origin of manhood
Example Sentences
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Just as guns were used to re-create strength in the post-antebellum South, they were also sold as a tool that helped owners reclaim their masculinity and manhood after the loss of the Civil War.
From Scientific American
The two men’s rivalry becomes more of a struggle with the dark past they share and with how the terms of manhood often manifest in violence and domination.
From New York Times
Juicy’s the sullen outcast; he’s gay, emotionally aware, intellectual and not the embodiment of Black manhood that Rev expects him to be.
From New York Times
I wonder how many times those officers called Nichols that word that boys and men are called when they are seen as too soft, too feminine, or as somehow otherwise failing at manhood.
From Salon
He was not having fun; this sex was a test of his manhood, not a joyful romp.
From Salon
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