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Violent vs Hypermasculinity - What's the difference?

violent | hypermasculinity |

As nouns the difference between violent and hypermasculinity

is that violent is (obsolete) an assailant while hypermasculinity is the quality or exhibition of exaggerated masculine behavior or traits, especially strength and those of a violent, dominant, or sexual nature.

As an adjective violent

is involving extreme force or motion.

As a verb violent

is (archaic) to urge with violence.

violent

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Involving extreme force or motion.
    • A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
  • Involving physical conflict.
    • We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
  • Likely to use physical force.
    • The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent .
  • Intensely vivid.
    • The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
  • (obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
  • * Shakespeare
    • These violent delights have violent ends.
  • * T. Burnet
    • No violent state can be perpetual.
  • * Milton
    • Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.

    Antonyms

    * peaceful

    Related terms

    * violence

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To urge with violence.
    • (Fuller)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An assailant.
    • ----

    hypermasculinity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality or exhibition of exaggerated masculine behavior or traits, especially strength and those of a violent, dominant, or sexual nature
  • * 1999 , Varda Burstyn, The rites of men: manhood, politics, and the culture of sport , page 192
    • These images glamourized and normalized violent standards of hypermasculinity

    Antonyms

    * hypomasculinity