What are some opposite words for masculinity?
Antonyms for masculinity
ˌmæs kyəˈlɪn ɪ timas·culin·i·ty
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term masculinity.
Princeton's WordNet
maleness, masculinitynoun
the properties characteristic of the male sex
Antonyms:
femininity, muliebritySynonyms:
malenessmasculinitynoun
the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
Antonyms:
muliebrity, femininitySynonyms:
maleness
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
masculinity
Synonyms:
Masculinacy
How to use masculinity in a sentence?
I think that we have to get to a space where athletes, where men in general and where parents, mentors, teachers... start to stretch and force and crack the idea of masculinity open, sports leagues have an opportunity and a responsibility to continue to widen our definitions of manhood, knowing that the more that they create spaces for people to be more themselves, the better player they'll actually be.
This is how toxic masculinity permeates culture, as I shared my story, I was told over and over that this was not abuse. This was just a joke. This was just horseplay. But I can say one man’s horseplay is another man’s humiliation. And I chose to tell my story and share my experience to stand in solidarity with millions of other survivors around the world. That I know how hard it is to come forward, I know the shame associated with the assault. It happened to me.
For a long time, the gold standard of masculinity in our culture was White, Christian and straight, and anyone who wasn't all of these things was automatically far behind, we need to intentionally recognize that and say that it doesn't matter your skin color, hair color, country of origin, heritage, sexuality or religion ; it shouldn't take away from you feeling comfortable in your masculinity.
This connection with sports and masculinity is a very tough nut to crack. People have been trying to crack it for a long time.
There's still that general sentiment that this type of rapper, a gay, male rapper, isn't representative of masculinity, what Lil Nas X is doing by upping the ante is no different than what we see a stereotypical, heterosexual rapper do by upping the ante in Lil Nas X lyrics.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#38783 | masculinity | |
#49182 | femininity |
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