mannish

man·nish

adj \ˈma-nish\

Definition of MANNISH

1

: resembling or suggesting a man rather than a woman

2

: generally associated with or characteristic of a man rather than a woman <her mannish clothes>

— man·nish·ly adverb

— man·nish·ness noun

Examples of MANNISH

1. She was wearing a hat and mannish clothing.
2. She had a deep and rather mannish voice.

First Known Use of MANNISH

14th century

Related to MANNISH

Synonyms: male, manlike, manly, masculine, man-size (or man-sized), virile

Antonyms: unmanly, unmasculine

Related Words: hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho, ultramasculine; boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; Amazonian, butch

Near Antonyms: metrosexual, unmacho; effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy; feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; emasculated, impotent, weakened; androgynous, neuter

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Rhymes with MANNISH

banish, clannish, planish, Spanish, tannish, vanish