1
as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
a woman with a somewhat mannish gait
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as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
worked on the assembly line wearing a T-shirt and mannish overalls
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Recent Examples of mannish
In addition to displaying its signature tailoring and new iterations of outerwear staples cut from mannish fabrics or hand-embroidered with floral motifs, the brand spotlighted its technical prowess in a series of unfussy dresses targeting women on the move.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
As a girl, Mitchell was a debutante, diver, and champion figure skater who loved dungarees and mannish shirts.
—Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2025
But Pugh’s stroke of genius is putting Eileen not in some sort of mannish suit but in a bombshell dress that highlights her curves like a primal goddess.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The brand worked sartorial and mannish fabrics into outerwear with an eclectic undercurrent.
—WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
As a girl, Mitchell was a debutante, diver, and champion figure skater who loved dungarees and mannish shirts.
—Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2025
But Pugh’s stroke of genius is putting Eileen not in some sort of mannish suit but in a bombshell dress that highlights her curves like a primal goddess.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The brand worked sartorial and mannish fabrics into outerwear with an eclectic undercurrent.
—WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannish
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The male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed out of his enclosure at the O-World zoo in Daejeon on April 8, prompting a search that gripped the nation and raised fears about his safety.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Casting has not yet been announced for the musical, in which six unemployed steel workers decide to make money by creating their own male strip show.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Victorian mores determined that brown men were too feminine and brown women too masculine, and the group as a whole was oversexed and in need of population control.—
Supriya Ganesh,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Andrew and Tristan Tate are former kickboxers who built a large online following by sharing hyper-masculine and misogynistic content.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Women fighting for the right to vote were seen by their detractors as unfeminine, and vinegar valentines were a cheap and convenient medium to enforce gender roles.—
Melissa Chan,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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Dior’s collection referenced the H-line created by its founder Christian Dior for Fall-Winter 1954-1955 – a controversial silhouette at the time as its flattened shape appeared, for some, unfeminine.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Mannish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannish. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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