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miehekäs — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • manly adj Having qualities traditionally seen as typical of men, such as strength, courage, or toughness.
  • masculine adj Relating to men, or having qualities traditionally associated with men, such as strength or assertiveness.
  • virile adj Having qualities traditionally associated with masculinity, such as strength and vigor.

Senses

miehekäs is used for these senses in English:

  • masculine Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
  • virile Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.

masculine — full definition

  1. adj Relating to men, or having qualities traditionally associated with men, such as strength or assertiveness.
  2. adj In grammar, belonging to the masculine gender class of nouns or adjectives in a given language.
  3. noun The masculine grammatical gender, or a word belonging to it.

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