masculinity
mas·cu·li·nity
noun
1.
the properties characteristic of the male sex
2.
the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
Origin
From French masculinité, from Old French, equivalent to masculine + -ity. Earlier in same sense was masculineness.
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