The difference between Machosexual and Metrosexual

When used as nouns, machosexual means a man who eschews modern trendy aesthetics in favor of pursuits traditionally considered more manly, whereas metrosexual means a man concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. (usually urban, heterosexual, often affluent).


Metrosexual is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.

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  1. Machosexual as a noun:

    A man who eschews modern trendy aesthetics in favor of pursuits traditionally considered more manly.

  1. Metrosexual as a noun:

    A man concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. (Usually urban, heterosexual, often affluent).

  2. Metrosexual as a noun:

    A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.

  1. Metrosexual as an adjective:

    Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.

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