unmasculine
unmasculine adjective: not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly.
Adjective
unmasculine (comparative more unmasculine, superlative most unmasculine)
- Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly.
- Characteristics labeled as unmasculine or as failure to conform to gender expectations include observable behaviors such as avoidance of rough-and-tumble play, typical boys' games, and athletic activities; no imagining of oneself as a sports figure; and no desire to grow up to be like one's father.1998, Ritch Williams-Savin, …And Then I Became Gay: Young Men's Stories, Routledge, →ISBN
- A fag is profoundly unmasculine, yet possesses the ability to penetrate and thus render any boy unmasculine.2007, C. J. Pascoe, Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 157
Forms of unmasculine
| comparative | more unmasculine |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unmasculine |
Origin of unmasculine
From un- + masculine.
Words formed from unmasculine
Questions about unmasculine
- What does unmasculine mean?
- Unmasculine means not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly.
- What part of speech is unmasculine?
- Unmasculine is an adjective.
Words near unmasculine in the dictionary
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