HyperDic: unmanliness

English > 1 sense of the word unmanliness:
NOUNattributeunmanliness, effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishnessthe trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
English > unmanliness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man).
Synonymseffeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, womanishness
NarroweremasculationLoss of power and masculinity
Broaderfemininity, muliebrityThe trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
Usage ofdisparagement, depreciation, derogationA communication that belittles somebody or something
Spanishafeminación, afeminamiento, pluma
Catalanploma
Adjectivesunmanlynot possessing qualities befitting a man
unmanlylacking in courage and manly strength and resolution

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