manly
adjective
having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
manliness
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a word derived from
manly.
Example Sentences
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Wellness as practiced and performed by Kennedy is certainly curated to project manliness.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Young US men are joining Russian churches promising 'absurd levels of manliness'
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Male characters embody strength and embrace manliness in a way that trucks along completely outside our fraught and raging “What’s the matter with men?” discourse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Presumably, we're meant to believe his elaborate combover and spray tan would have created a manliness force field that repelled all floating objects.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2023
We watched like orphaned refugees while she plumped her jowls with food and enlightened us as to our shortcomings with regard to diet, equipment, and general manliness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
