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
Jennifer Cuvillier, style director at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche
Top trends: Business bags, larger-sized bags to fit a computer, which link with the office-business trend, novelty suiting, new oversize and powerful volumes, as well as with the mannish derby shoes silhouettes.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Here, the suffragists portrayed are mannish and middle-aged, typical of many negative suffragist depictions, stereotyping them as unsexed spinsters.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Here, the suffragists portrayed are mannish and middle-aged, typical of many negative suffragist depictions, stereotyping them as unsexed spinsters.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannish
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The Buck Moon gets its name from the time of year in North America when male deer, known as bucks, begin to grow out their antlers.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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Both male and female patients who had injuries to hands, face, feet, arms and legs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
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However, throughout the history of Iranian cinema, perceptive filmmakers have sought to challenge the dominant masculine structure that governs visual language.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
8 July 2025
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Denying your primal, masculine nature will only leave you weak and unhappy.—
John McDermott,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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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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The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
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“Mannish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannish. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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