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mannish

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mannish

1 of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men

  • a woman with a somewhat mannish gait
Synonyms of mannish

male, man-size (or man-sized), manlike, manly, masculine, virile
Words Related to mannish

hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho, ultramasculine

boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish

Amazonian, butch
Near Antonyms of mannish

metrosexual, unmacho

effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy

feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly

emasculated, impotent, weakened

androgynous, neuter
Antonyms of mannish

unmanly, unmasculine

2 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
Synonyms of mannish

hoydenish, manlike, tomboyish, unfeminine, unladylike, unwomanly
Words Related to mannish

gentlemanly, male, manly, masculine
Near Antonyms of mannish

effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy, unmanly, unmasculine, womanish, womanlike

distaff, petticoat
Antonyms of mannish

female, feminine, ladylike, womanly

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