"maleness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malenesses [plural]
Etymology: male + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|male|ness}} male + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} maleness (countable and uncountable, plural malenesses)
  1. The characteristic, state or condition of being male. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: masculineness, masculinity Coordinate_terms: femaleness Translations (characteristic, state or condition of being male): Männlichkeit [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-maleness-en-noun-RIUIWIKA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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