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Manhood

/ˈmænhʊd/

The state or condition of being a human being

📖 Definitions of "Manhood"

noun
  1. 1

    The state or condition of being a human being

    "He feared the speedy decline of all manhood."

  2. 2

    The state or condition of being an adult male human being, as distinguished from a child or a woman. Compare adulthood. Contrast womanhood and childhood.

    "He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood."

  3. 3

    All of the adult male human beingss of a given locality, region, district, country, nation or state, or all of the adult male humans pertaining to a given human subgroup (culture, race, ethnicity, lineage, family, etc.), regarded collectively

  4. 4

    The idealized nature of an adult male human: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness, such as: courage, bravery, dominance, resolve, self-control, executive ability, physical/bodily strength, and sexual potency as regarded collectively

    "My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?"

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