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单词 mannish
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mannish


man·nish

M0085000 (măn′ĭsh)adj.1. Of or relating to men; masculine: "As a junior tennis player ... I felt betrayed at around fourteen when so many of these single-minded flailing boys became abruptly mannish and tall" (David Foster Wallace)."It was better for a woman ... to stand back, keep quiet, and let the men work out their mannish problems" (Maya Angelou).2. Imitative or suggestive of a man rather than a woman: "Her ring sinks into the fourth finger of her square, mannish hands" (Mary Gordon).
man′nish·ly adv.man′nish·ness n.

mannish

(ˈmænɪʃ) adj1. (of a woman) having or displaying qualities regarded as typical of a man2. of or resembling a man ˈmannishly adv ˈmannishness n

man•nish

(ˈmæn ɪʃ)

adj. being typical or suggestive of a man rather than a woman. [1300–50] man′nish•ly, adv. man′nish•ness, n. syn: See manly.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.mannish - resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman; "a mannish stride"unwomanly - not womanly; "the logical clearness of her arguments...condemned her as eccentric and unwomanly"
2.mannish - characteristic of a man as distinguished from a womanmannish - characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman; "true mannish arrogance"masculine - associated with men and not with women

mannish

adjective manlike, masculine, unfeminine, butch (informal), unladylike, unwomanly She shook hands in a mannish way.

mannish

adjectiveOf, characteristic of, or befitting the male sex:macho, male, manful, manlike, manly, masculine, virile.
Translations
mascolinovaronil
EncyclopediaSeeMannishness

mannish


  • adj

Synonyms for mannish

adj manlike

Synonyms

  • manlike
  • masculine
  • unfeminine
  • butch
  • unladylike
  • unwomanly

Synonyms for mannish

adj of, characteristic of, or befitting the male sex

Synonyms

  • macho
  • male
  • manful
  • manlike
  • manly
  • masculine
  • virile

Words related to mannish

adj resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman

Related Words

  • unwomanly

adj characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman

Related Words

  • masculine
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