mannish

[ man-ish ]

/ ˈmæn ɪʃ /

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adjective

being typical or suggestive of a man rather than a woman: mannish clothing styles for women; a mannish voice.

resembling a man, as in size or manner: a mannish youth.

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Origin of mannish

before 900; Middle English; replacing Middle English mennish, Old English mennisc; see man¹, -ish¹

SYNONYMS FOR mannish

1, 2 See manly.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mannish

man·nish·ly, adverbman·nish·ness, nounun·man·nish, adjectiveun·man·nish·ly, adverb

un·man·nish·ness, noun

Words nearby mannish

mannheim gold, mannheim school, mannie, mannikin, manning, mannish, mannite, mannitol, mannitol hexanitrate, mannose, mannosidosis

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Example sentences from the Web for mannish

The designer showed a collection filled with mannish silhouettes, pinstripe suiting, and plaids.
Stella McCartney's Family Affair|Alice Cavanagh|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Keeko, in her mannish clothes of buckskin, her beaded, fur-trimmed tunic which revealed the shapeliness of her youthful body.
The Heart of Unaga|Ridgwell Cullum
One of them wore a mannish shirtwaist, with a high collar and scarf.
Vandover and the Brute|Frank Norris
Cared he naught for these, there was yet another, phase of mannish existence to which he might agreeably be introduced.
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter

The first are pretty and silly; the second, plain and useful; the third, mannish and odious.
Mae Madden|Mary Murdoch Mason
Now and then, from the newspapers heaped in mannish confusion about his chair, he selected another sheet.
The House of Mystery|William Henry Irwin

British Dictionary definitions for mannish

mannish

/ (ˈmænɪʃ) /

adjective

(of a woman) having or displaying qualities regarded as typical of a man

of or resembling a man

Derived forms of mannish

mannishly, adverbmannishness, noun

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mannish

adjective

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adjective

Derived forms of mannish