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
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
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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Not surprisingly, the camp demographic skews older and is mostly male, like Province, 65.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Friends of mine received unwanted explicit snaps from male peers, some were contacted by complete strangers, and many were bullied on the platform.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mercedes-Benz Club (Black) is their most popular fragrance and its scent profile features masculine amber and vanilla notes.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the most exciting player entering the league that year, her masculine look stood out.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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