Associations to the word «Manliness»

Wiktionary

MANLINESS, noun. Set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to man; similarity to man.
MANLINESS, noun. (euphemistic) Male genitals.

Dictionary definition

MANLINESS, noun. The trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats