masculinity

Other forms of masculinity

plural

masculinities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about masculinity

What does masculinity mean?

masculinity means "the properties characteristic of the male sex". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in masculinity?

masculinity has 5 syllables: mas-cu-lin-i-ty. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti/.

What is another word for masculinity?

Close synonyms include maleness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of masculinity?

The recorded antonyms are femininity.

Is masculinity a common word?

masculinity is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with masculinity?

1 word rhymes with masculinity. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.