unmasculine

English

Etymology

un- +‎ masculine

Adjective

unmasculine (comparative more unmasculine, superlative most unmasculine)

1. Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man
   • 1998, Ritch Williams-Savin, …And Then I Became Gay: Young Men's Stories‎^[1], Routledge, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2007, C. J. Pascoe, Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 157:

     A fag is profoundly unmasculine, yet possesses the ability to penetrate and thus render any boy unmasculine.

Derived terms

• unmasculinity

Translations

unmasculine

• Dutch: onmannelijk (nl)
• Finnish: epämiehekäs (fi), epämaskuliininen (fi)
• German: un­männ­lich

See also

• unfeminine