Antonyms for manhoods
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : man-hoo d |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn hʊd |
Definition of manhoods
Origin :- early 13c., "state of being human," from man (n.) + -hood. Meanings "state of being an adult male," also "manliness," are from late 14c. Similar words in Old English were less explicitly masculine; cf. manscipe "humanity, courtesy," literally "man-ship;" mennisclicnes "state of man, humanity, humaneness, human nature." The more "manly" word was werhad "male sex, virility, manhood" (see first element in werewolf).
- noun physical maturity and strength of adult male or female
- noun maturity
- One quarter of a million young men annually sacrifice the priceless gem of manhoods virtue just here.
- Extract from : « Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction » by T. W. Shannon
- But my rights bind you, and yours bind me, and yet you and I are equal; our manhoods are equal.
- Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 » by Various
- In spite of the beauty of Galahauts devotion, its logic and preciosity scarcely throb with manhoods blood.
- Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor
Synonyms for manhoods
- adulthood
- boldness
- bravery
- chivalry
- coming of age
- courage
- daring
- determination
- fecundity
- femininity
- fertility
- firmness
- forcefulness
- fortitude
- gallantry
- hardihood
- honor
- machismo
- manfulness
- manliness
- masculinity
- mettle
- nobility
- potency
- resoluteness
- resolution
- self-reliance
- spirit
- sturdiness
- tenacity
- valor
- virility
- womanliness
- womanness
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