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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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