Meaning of MANNISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'manish
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- [adj] characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman; "true mannish arrogance"
- [adj] resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman; "a mannish stride"
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| | Synonyms: | | masculine, unwomanly |
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| | Definition: | | \Man"nish\, a. [Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.]
1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.
--Chaucer.
But yet it was a figure Most like to mannish
creature. --Gower.
2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man,
manlike, masculine. --Chaucer.
A woman impudent and mannish grown. --Shak.
3. Fond of men; -- said of a woman. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --
{Man"nish*ly},adv. -- {Man"nish*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | AC-DC, amphierotic, andric, autoerotic, bisexed, bisexual, bull, butch, deviant, effeminate, gay, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, homoerotic, homosexual, hoyden, lesbian, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannified, masculine, perverted, queer, rompish, sapphic, tomboyish, transvestite, tribadistic, uneffeminate, unfeminine, viraginous |
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