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Masculinity vs Machismo - What's the difference?

masculinity | machismo |

As nouns the difference between masculinity and machismo

is that masculinity is the degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness while machismo is exaggerated masculinity.

masculinity

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness

    • Derived terms

    * hypermasculinity

    machismo

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • exaggerated masculinity
  • * Germaine Greer:
    • The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

    Synonyms

    * machoism

    Coordinate terms

    * femismo (rare)

    Related terms

    * macho * machoism

    See also

    * braggadocio * marianismo * testeria ----