The difference between Masculine and Unmanly
When used as adjectives, masculine means of or pertaining to the male gender, whereas unmanly means showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
Masculine is also noun with the meaning: the masculine gender.
Unmanly is also adverb with the meaning: in a manner that is unmanly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Masculine and Unmanly
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Masculine as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
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Masculine as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
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Masculine as an adjective:
Belonging to males; typically used by males.
Examples:
"“John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names."
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Masculine as an adjective:
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
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Masculine as an adjective (grammar):
Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions. Being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner. Being inflected in agreement with the masculine noun.
Examples:
"The noun ''Student'' is masculine in German."
"German uses the masculine form of the definite article, ''der'', with ''Student''."
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Masculine as a noun (grammar):
The masculine gender.
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Masculine as a noun (grammar):
A word of the masculine gender.
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Masculine as a noun:
That which is masculine.
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Masculine as a noun (rare, possibly, _, obsolete):
A man.
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Unmanly as an adjective (of a person):
Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
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Unmanly as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to something not human.
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Unmanly as an adjective (of a behaviour or action):
Cowardly, base.
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Unmanly as an adjective (of a behaviour or action):
Not acceptable from a man.
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Unmanly as an adjective (of a behaviour or action):
Not becoming of a man.
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Unmanly as an adverb:
In a manner that is unmanly.