Synonyms for mannish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : man-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn ɪʃ |
Définition of mannish
Origin :- Old English mennisc "human, human-like, natural," from Proto-Germanic *manniska- (cf. Old Saxon mannisc, Old High German mennisc, Gothic mannisks), from *manna- (see man (n.)). In some cases a new formation from man (n.) + -ish.
- Sense of "masculine" is from late 14c.; in reference to women seen as masculine, from late 14c. Of adult males (opposed to childish) from 1520s. Related: Mannishly; mannishness. The proto-Germanic adjective became, in some languages, a noun meaning "human" (cf. German Mensch), and in Old English mannish also was used as a noun "mankind, folk, race, people."
- adj manlike
- Yet she had none of the mannish mannerisms that so often accompany an "athletic" girl.
- Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
- The girls out there usually got rough and mannish after they went to herding.
- Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
- I was afraid I should find them mannish and rough, or sentimental and conceited.
- Extract from : « An Old-fashioned Girl » by Louisa May Alcott
- "Now, don't forget about that," said one of the mannish women.
- Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
- Allie was a masculine creature, who affected a mannish cut of clothes.
- Extract from : « Painted Veils » by James Huneker
- She was mannish in her attire and quite soldierly in her bearing.
- Extract from : « Back at School with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
- I thought I was your guardian, Susan; but that's just my mannish complacency.
- Extract from : « The Book of Susan » by Lee Wilson Dodd
- Richard is mannish, but impracticable, and a little difficult to understand.
- Extract from : « Heriot's Choice » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- Only he has a quaint, mannish notion that he must "protect me."
- Extract from : « Why Marry? » by Jesse Lynch Williams
- And she had a strange, wistful, fragile, feminine mien in her mannish costume.
- Extract from : « The Regent » by E. Arnold Bennett
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