Manliness
['mænlɪnɪs]
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being manly.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Bravery, courage, intrepidity, heroism, firmness, resolution, nobleness.
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Examples
- His mouth, around which many a dimple played, was large enough to add to that manliness of expression, for which he was so celebrated. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I wonder the general modesty, manliness, sincerity of his nature do not plead with her in his behalf. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You may ask why, in the name of manliness, Mr. Casaubon should have behaved in that way. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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