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单词 manness
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mannessn.

Brit. /ˈmannəs/, U.S. /ˈmæ(n)nəs/
Forms: Middle English mannesse, Middle English mennesse, Middle English monnesse, 1900s– manness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: man n.1, -ness suffix.
Etymology: In sense 1 < man n.1 I. + -ness suffix; in sense 2 < man n.1 II. + -ness suffix.The form mennesse is probably by analogy with mennish , variant of mannish adj.
rare.
1. Human nature. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > [noun] > nature of man
mannisheOE
fleshc1000
mannessc1225
mankina1325
mankinda1325
naturec1390
flesh and bloodc1450
human nature1474
humankind?1504
humanities1613
homineity1660
c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Bodl.) (1981) 1115 Þah he were dedlich, þurh þet he mon wes, onont his mennesse, & deide.
c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (Bodl.) (1981) 1132 Ȝef drihtin, þe darede in ure mennesse [a1250 Titus monnesse], wrahte þeos wundres..hwi walde he..þolien deð on rode?
2. = maleness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > person > man > [noun] > state or condition of
manshipc1350
manhooda1616
manness1921
1921 W. J. Turner Music & Life p. ix You are not concerned with their..brains..but with something which we may call their ‘manness’.
1947 J. Steinbeck Pearl v. 83 The quality of woman..could cut through Kino's manness.
1964 R. D. Abrahams Deep down in Jungle i. i. 34 Having been denied a natural development of his sense of man-ness, he must constantly prove to himself that he is a man.
1979 E. Lovelace Dragon can't Dance v. 95 ‘I don't know if I have two,’ he said, maintaining the tone that gave Fisheye his respect, yet kept alive some idea of his own manness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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