What's the difference between manliness and masculinity?

Manliness


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or state of being manly.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) While the show broadcast on TBS, O’Brien shared some of his favorite moments from the trip on Twitter: Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) An iconic American writer known for his rugged manliness poses with Ernest Hemingway.
  • (2) A large body of evidence indicates that social drinking is a primary cultural symbol of manliness; portrayals in the media strengthen this association.
  • (3) To use an old-fashioned word, he lacks the “manliness” to look an opponent in the eye.
  • (4) These hushed-up aspects of manliness are what Grayson Perry hopes to look at in Grayson Perry: All Man.
  • (5) They came out of a culture of clean-living, rugger-playing manliness that seemed little changed since the first world war – in one sermon preached at HTB in this century, the subject of oral sex was dismissed with the words "Chuck it, men!"
  • (6) And yet Honor Blackman, who plays her, never looks less than Totally In Control, even when required for plot purposes to yield to Bond's manliness.
  • (7) Although the impact of the current recession on women's jobs has probably had more attention, more men are unemployed, a fact not unconnected with some men's inhibitions, again because of conventional notions about manliness, about doing "women's jobs".
  • (8) A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece based on the experiences of men who tried to end their lives, discussing how the oppressive expectations of manliness stopped them seeking help or being able to talk about their problems.
  • (9) The 1980s have witnessed a widespread recognition of the dangers of equating drinking and manliness, and societal changes suggest that drinking may be gradually losing its masculine aura.
  • (10) Baker had the knack, as a character actor, of furnishing whatever roughly was needed – arrogance or timidity, charm or urbanity, fear or manliness, polish or menace.
  • (11) You want to cover your flesh because you don’t want to reveal your manliness to the world.” For decades, Perry worked in relative anonymity.
  • (12) His unconscious doubts of his manliness result in a pseudoindependent behavior and a pose of hypermasculinity which induce a rejection of passivity and the dependent position necessitated by being a patient on hemodialysis.
  • (13) To a brass band accompaniment – easily the most tear-jerking of the wind instruments – people march holding banners embroidered with sad emblems of manliness: miners, sailors and industrial buildings.
  • (14) Manliness is no longer necessarily stoic and stolid, it must also be virile and athletic, preferably with explosions.
  • (15) Shorten had to wing it this afternoon, but if I understand his contribution correctly, he was trying to make one broad point: patriotism isn’t the preserve of conservatives who bang on about manliness while putting military personnel in the frontline.

Masculinity


Definition:

  • (n.) The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The nurses who enjoyed the field most were of the androgynous or masculine type and had high levels of self-esteem.
  • (2) When added to the food in two different doses during 8 weeks, 11 beta-hydroxyandrostenedione had a pronounced masculinizing effect, and androstenedione did not modify the gonads at all.
  • (3) This report deals with the shortened estrous cycles, masculinization, depressed fertility, and the systemic hormone profiles resulting from a granulosa cell tumor in a doe.
  • (4) Moreover, the presence of a loss-of-function runt mutation masculinizes triploid intersexes.
  • (5) But when a man is placed in the role of a woman talking to other women, his masculinity is called into question.
  • (6) It's hard to imagine a more masculine character than Thor, who is based on the god of thunder of Norse myth: he's the strapping, hammer-wielding son of Odin who, more often than not, sports a beard and likes nothing better than smacking frost giants.
  • (7) We wanted a place where men could discuss masculine topics without facing the same public shaming outcry that happens on social media sites – feminists are quick on the trigger to try to take down anything they consider wrong … Milo Yiannopoulos lost his verified status on Twitter because of his views on masculinity.
  • (8) Two major facts that bear direct relationship with the control of masculine reproductive behavior were demonstrated.
  • (9) Previous research by Bem has indicated that androgynous individuals of both sexes display "masculine" independence when under pressure to conform as well as "feminine" nurturance when interacting with a kitten.
  • (10) Europe's first ruling on Brexit: it's masculine, unless you're Italian Read more EU diplomats speak, too, of genuine shock at proposals by the home secretary, Amber Rudd, to oblige British firms to disclose how many foreign workers they employ.
  • (11) Lacl of masculinization in female infants whose virilized mothers have h. luteinalis is in contrast to the common finding of fetal masculinization when maternal virilization occurs with luteoma of pregnancy.
  • (12) A new 1-stage procedure for clitorovaginoplasty in severely masculinized female pseudohermaphrodites is presented.
  • (13) The Turner prize-winning artist has turned his sights on the survivalist and his exceptionally rugged version of masculinity, arguing that it isn’t fit for the 21st century.
  • (14) Interestingly, in addition to feminizing XO animals, xol-1 mutations further masculinize XX animals already partially masculinized.
  • (15) On the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory, they scored high on the depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, and paranoia scales, and they scored low on the masculinity-feminity scale.
  • (16) Nonmasculine individuals perceived the adversary more positively than masculine individuals regardless of strategy of resolution.
  • (17) Men who adopted a submissive feminine role and women with high masculine aggressive scores were more permissive as regards drinking.
  • (18) In the 1960's, high masculinity of mortality was associated independently with low proportions in primary activities, high proportions hiring in large cities, and with high discrimination against females in school enrollment combined with poor nutritional standards.
  • (19) The study was designed to test whether men and women identifying with a masculine stereotype differ in their perception of a confederate (adversary) who displays either an empathetic or aggressive role in resolving a disagreement over social issues.
  • (20) Thus, it appears that PG synthesis plays a role in the testosterone-induced masculine differentiation of the Wolffian duct.