manhoods

Noun

manhood (countable and uncountable, plural manhoods)

1. The state or condition of being a human being.
   • He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.

   Synonyms:

   humanity

2. The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.
   • He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.
3. All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.
   • (exclusively and universally: only synonymous in cases for which women are excluded, and when the meaning of manhood is universal or worldwide)

   Synonyms:

   mankind

   Antonyms:

   womanhood, womankind

4. The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.
   • My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?

   Synonyms:

   manfulness, manliness, mannishness

   Antonyms:

   womanhood, womanishness, womanliness

5. The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
   • The failure of William's business seems to have been quite damaging to his manhood.

   Antonyms:

   womanhood

6. (euphemistic) The male genitalia, especially the penis.
   • She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood.

   Antonyms:

   womanhood