unmasculine
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man, unmanly.
Example Sentences
- "Characteristics labeled as unmasculine or as failure to conform to gender expectations include observable behaviors such as avoidance of rough-and-tumble play, typical boys' games, and athletic activities; no imagining of oneself as a sports figure; and no desire to grow up to be like one's father."
- "A fag is profoundly unmasculine, yet possesses the ability to penetrate and thus render any boy unmasculine."
- "Fusionism, Hammer said, is “inherently effete, limp, and, as Hillsdale College’s David Azerrad might say, unmasculine.”"
Etymology
From un- + masculine.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: un-
Inflected Forms
more unmasculine (comparative)
most unmasculine (superlative)