unmanliness
Absence of courage
Unmanliness is the quality of lacking traits traditionally associated with men, such as physical strength, courage, stoicism, or assertiveness.
The term carries an implicit judgment that someone has failed to meet masculine standards, though what counts as "manly" varies considerably across cultures and eras.
His tears were seen as unmanliness by his father's generation.
Like its counterpart unwomanliness, the word reflects gender expectations that many now consider outdated or restrictive.
Chronic state of dread
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- cravennessContemptible lack of bravery
- pusillanimityContemptible lack of courage
- yellow-belliedEasily frightened, timid
chicken-hearted · nervelessness · gutlessness · spinelessness · faintheartedness · poltroonery · dastardliness · shrinking
Weakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
spinelessness · gutlessness · wimpiness · pusillanimity · timidity · meekness · submissiveness · passivity
Painful awareness of failure
- emasculationRemoval of masculine power
- dishonorLoss of respect
- disgraceLoss of honor
- derisionContemptuous mockery
mockery · scorn · ridicule · humiliation · degradation · castration · belittlement · contempt
Female nature or character
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- daintinessRefined, petite elegance
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
prissiness · foppishness · campiness · sissiness · effeteness · wimpiness · mincing · simpering
fearfulness
Chronic state of dread
- timidityFearful lack of courage
- cravennessContemptible lack of bravery
- pusillanimityContemptible lack of courage
yellow-bellied · chicken-hearted · nervelessness · gutlessness · spinelessness · faintheartedness · poltroonery · dastardliness · shrinking · cowering
frailty
Weakness of body
- feeblenessLack of strength
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
helplessness · spinelessness · gutlessness · wimpiness · pusillanimity · timidity · meekness · submissiveness · passivity · docility
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- emasculationRemoval of masculine power
- dishonorLoss of respect
- disgraceLoss of honor
derision · mockery · scorn · ridicule · humiliation · degradation · castration · belittlement · contempt · sneering
femininity
Female nature or character
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- daintinessRefined, petite elegance
gentleness · prissiness · foppishness · campiness · sissiness · effeteness · wimpiness · mincing · simpering · dandyism
unmanlinessmanliness
Masculine character traits
masculinity · manhood · virility · machismo · ruggedness
manly, mankind, manhood, manliness, unmanly, masculinity, unmanned, mannish, manfully