Mannish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, characteristic of, or natural to a man.
  • adj. Resembling, imitative of, or suggestive of a man rather than a woman: a mannish stride. See Synonyms at male.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for a man
  • adj. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.
  • adj. Fond of men.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.
  • adj. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine.
  • adj. Fond of men; -- said of a woman.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 1. Of the human species; of the nature of man; human in kind.
  • Characteristic of man; natural to the human species; human in quality.
  • Characteristic of or resembling the males of the human kind; hence, as applied to a woman, masculine; unwomanly.
  • Simulating manhood; having the air or appearance of manliness; characteristic of the mature age of manhood.
  • Fond of men; addicted to the society of men.
  • Synonyms Male, Manly, etc. See masculine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
  • adj. characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman
  • Equivalent
    unwomanly    masculine   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    human    manly   
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