masculinity vs tomboyishness
tomboyishness vs masculinitymasculinity and tomboyishness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculinity | Yes | No | No | No |
| tomboyishness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
tomboyishness is a hyponym of
masculinity; that is, tomboyishness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
masculinity:
- masculinity: the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
- tomboyishness: masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)
Other hyponyms of masculinity include
manfulness, manliness, virility, boyishness, machismo, hoydenism.
| masculinity (noun) | tomboyishness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the properties characteristic of the male sex | masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women) |
| the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men |
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