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<p>Masculinity is male character. The adjective "masculine" means "manly." As such it describes more than male which can describe animals. Cicero wrote that "a man's chief quality is courage."[1] Virile (from Latin vir, man) is a near-synonym for masculine. The complement of masculinity is femininity: like husband is to wife, or food is to beverage.</p>