Definition of "mannishness" []

• The condition of being mannish; manliness or masculinity (noun)

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• "As for me, my "mannishness" (there is no other word expressive of it) was such that, forgetting what an insignificant chit I was, I actually attempted to accompany the troops."
• " And the undue attention that she is clearly giving to maintaining her upright posture helps me fancy that she knows that, despite her occasional mannishness, I intuit an inner loveliness that awaits my gentle touch."
• "The HUMAN BEING is the text of revelation, which is contextually understood, but universal mannishness!"