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Antonyms for men

Grammar : Noun
Spell : men
Phonetic Transcription : mɛn

Definition of men

Origin :
  • plural of man (n.). To separate the men from the boys in a figurative sense is from 1943; earliest uses tend to credit it to U.S. aviators in World War II.
  • One of the most expressive G.I. terms to come out of the late strife was "that's where they separate the men from the boys" -- so stated by American aviators leaning from their cockpits to observe a beach-landing under fire on some Pacific island far below. ["Arts Magazine," 1947]
  • noun male human
Example sentences :
  • Not only millionaires; but also painters and novelists and men and women of varied distinction.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She was in a box with two men—one old and one young—and an older woman.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Men who take from the poor daily interest for a drachma, and spend it in debauchery.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Some of the people demanded what he had to say of the gods, since he had spoken so ably of men.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • We are like men in a subterranean cave, so chained that they can look only forward to the entrance.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • "Men say it is not so grand as the statue of Zeus, that we have at Olympia," replied the boy.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • If the West stopped producin' men fur you, you'd be as bad off as if it stopped producin' food.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There are not many boys, or men, I think, that would have had the courage to act as you did.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • In truth, it's amazing to take count of the Western men among us in all the professions.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Some other men and a woman were scanning the hoisting machinery with superior looks.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for men

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