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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Adjectives for men and women

Hi

Would you say that I understand these gender-biased adjectives correctly? Could you please offer me one or two more?

  1. Vivacious = used for women only
  2. Bubbly = used for women only
  3. Statuesque = used for women only
  4. Buxom = used for women only
  5. Nubile = used fo women only
  6. Debonair = used for men only

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

The only ones on that list that I would say are completely exclusive to one *** are "buxom" and "nubile". In the other cases there is a tendency, maybe a strong tendency, to use them as you describe, but this is not exclusive. For example, "bubbly" is much more often applied to females, but you will still find valid search hits for "a bubbly man".

— GPY

  • The only ones on that list that I would say are completely exclusive to one *** are "buxom" and "nubile".
  • In the other cases there is a tendency, maybe a strong tendency, to use them as you describe, but this is not exclusive.
  • For example, "bubbly" is much more often applied to females, but you will still find valid search hits for "a bubbly man".
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The only ones on that list that I would say are completely exclusive to one *** are "buxom" and "nubile". In the other cases there is a tendency, maybe a strong tendency, to use them as you describe, but this is not exclusive. For example, "bubbly" is much more often applied to females, but you will still find valid search hits for "a bubbly man".

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The great Edward Bulwer-Lytton ("the pen is mightier than the sword", "It was a dark and stormy night …") wrote "She became so vivacious, so debonnair, so charming." in 1847.

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Some others:


For men:


lanky

wiry

macho

leonine

hunky

preppy


For women:


pollyanna

mannish

winsome

schoolmarmish

matronly

plain









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