manliness

noun

1 he felt that his manliness was threatened:

virility, masculinity, vigour, strength, muscularity, ruggedness, toughness, robustness, powerfulness, brawniness, hardihood;

informal hunkiness.

▷antonyms femininity.

2 they were expected always to exhibit the qualities of 'manliness' and 'pluck':

resoluteness, steadfastness, mettle, spirit, dauntlessness, doughtiness, determination, fortitude, stalwartness;

bravery, courage, boldness, valour, fearlessness, pluck, machismo, manhood, manfulness, daring, intrepidity, heroism, gallantry, chivalrousness, stout-heartedness;

informal guts, grit, spunk;

North American, informal cojones.

▷antonyms cowardice, funk.

manliness Oxford Dictionary of English