manes
noun
the souls of the dead; shades.
manes
1 American
[mey-neez, mah-nes]
/ ˈmeɪ niz, ˈmɑ nɛs /
noun
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(used with a plural verb) the souls of the dead; shades.
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(used with a singular verb) the spirit or shade of a particular dead person.
Manes
2
American
[mey-neez]
/ ˈmeɪ niz /
noun
manes
1
British
/ ˈmɑːneɪz, ˈmɑːnɛs /
plural noun
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the spirits of the dead, often revered as minor deities
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(functioning as singular) the shade of a dead person
Manes
2
British
/ ˈmeɪniːz /
noun
Etymology
Origin of manes
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin mānēs (plural); akin to Latin mānis, mānus good
Example Sentences
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And Disney, of course, hired Fairyland’s director Dorothy Manes to work on Disneyland.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
“The counternarcotics mission has already opened new, unanticipated revenue lines,” said Aubrey Manes, senior director of mission at Vannevar Labs, a startup providing intelligence to national-security agencies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Cara Manes, an associate curator at the Museum of Modern Art, once said that Gaitonde’s works were an embodiment of what silence might look like.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
A senior U.S. diplomat, Jean Manes, expressed concern last year about a “decline in democracy” in the Central American country.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2022
The Manes were the spirits of the good dead in Hades.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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