male character

collocation in English

meaningsofmaleandcharacter

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male
adjective
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofmaleandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmale character

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There is no natural selection directly on themalecharacteror the female preference.
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This occurs because non-random mating can maintain only a small amount of linkage disequilibrium between unlinked loci for themalecharacterand female mating preference.
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Questions of gender and sexuality also arise in the context of die increasinglymalecharacterof die changing audience.
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The boundaries of women's public activity had expanded moderately since the 1860s, in spite of the predominantlymalecharacterof public space.
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Moreover, amalecharacterthat laments has somehow been musically emasculated.
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The verses describe amalecharacterat a bar who rouses the patrons until they want to party with him.
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Themalecharacterconveyed in the lyrics is uninterested in the female due to her exhibitionism and him not wanting to be unclean.
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In the same year, he remained the fourteenth most popularmalecharacter.
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Several of them involve a centralmalecharacterwithout any apparent strength who is put under pressure, but who does not give in.
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Although he has magical powers, his magic is ostensibly directed toward helping and enlightening a whitemalecharacter.
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The mainmalecharacteris a manipulative libertine who promises marriage to a rich countess for her fortune.
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Sometimes amalecharacterappears, usually to approve of or admire the gorgeous hair the product had created, but often the male gaze is implied.
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Some interpretations favour a singlemalecharacter, and virtually all commentaries acknowledge the possibility, though this is the less orthodox of the two views.
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Studios asked her to switch the lead to amalecharacter, which she refused.
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The game featured amalecharacterwho wore a cursed mask and had to fight the forces of evil to save his girlfriend.
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For eachmalecharacterthere are two endings: a love ending and a friend ending.
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This would make it easier for the artist to create a feminine male, rather than drawing amalecharacterregularly.
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War movies and biographical films of amalecharactertend to also be guy-cry films.
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In the original story, the role was that of amalecharacter.
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