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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“I didn’t want to draw attention to myself,” she whispered, as she passed teenage girls leading shiny horses with braided manes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
In the last few months, Hailey Bieber, Billie Eilish, Florence Pugh, Dove Cameron and Gigi Hadid, among other celebs, have taken their manes deeper and darker.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
Horse’s manes and reptilian scales are among other details that helped inform her overall design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Terri had packed them, and we ramp up our final-night party in shiny manes of white, hot pink, psychedelic rainbow and even a green Marge Simpson.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2020
Their eyes were bloodred blossoms, and their floral manes were the luminous pink of dawn.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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
“In any long war you can get complacent, and art has the power to transcend, to make you stop and make you remember it’s about individuals,” said Jean Elizabeth Manes, the recently appointed U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Manes grew tall into feathers that shone—became light rays.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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