adj
Meaning 1
Having the characteristics of a man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
manly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmænli/
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
In a way befitting a man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manlily
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 4
A surname.
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name
Meaning 5
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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adjective
Meaning 6
possessing qualities befitting a man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manful, manlike
Antonyms: unmanly
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
characteristic of a man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a deep male voice
- manly sports
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: male, manful, manlike, virile
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 8
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manfully
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, equivalent to man + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old High German manlīh (“manly”) (whence German männlich), Dutch mannelijk, Old Norse mannligr (“human”) (Danish mandlig, Swedish manlig).
From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English manlīċe, equivalent to man + -ly (adverbial suffix).
English and Irish surname, variant of Manley.
Across languages
Translations
81 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: رُجُولِيّ (rujūliyy) — having the characteristics of a man
- Armenian: առնական (aṙnakan) — having the characteristics of a man
- Bengali: মরদ (morod) — having the characteristics of a man
- Bulgarian: мъжки (mǎžki) — having the characteristics of a man
- Catalan: viril — having the characteristics of a man
- Cantonese: 男氣 /男气 (naam4 hei3) — having the characteristics of a man
- Chinese Mandarin: 男子氣 /男子气 (nánzǐqì) — having the characteristics of a man
- Czech: mužný — having the characteristics of a man
- Czech: mužský — having the characteristics of a man
- Danish: mandlig — having the characteristics of a man
- Dutch: mannelijk — having the characteristics of a man
- Finnish: miehekäs — having the characteristics of a man
- French: viril — having the characteristics of a man
- Georgian: კაცური (ḳacuri) — having the characteristics of a man
- Georgian: მამაკაცური (mamaḳacuri) — having the characteristics of a man
- Georgian: ვაჟკაცური (važḳacuri) — having the characteristics of a man
- German: männlich — having the characteristics of a man
- Greek: αντρίκειος (antríkeios) — having the characteristics of a man
- Greek: αρρενωπός (arrenopós) — having the characteristics of a man
- Greek: ανδροπρεπής (androprepís) — having the characteristics of a man
- Ancient Greek: ἀνδρώδης (andrṓdēs) — having the characteristics of a man
- Hebrew: גַּבְרִי (gavri) — having the characteristics of a man
- Hungarian: férfias — having the characteristics of a man
- Indonesian: jantan — having the characteristics of a man
- Irish: fearúil — having the characteristics of a man
- Japanese: 男らしい (otokorashii) — having the characteristics of a man
- Central Kurdish: پیاوانە (pyawane) — having the characteristics of a man
- Latin: masculus — having the characteristics of a man
- Lithuanian: výriškas — having the characteristics of a man
- Māori: whakatāne — having the characteristics of a man
- Middle English: manly — having the characteristics of a man
- Norwegian Bokmål: mannlig — having the characteristics of a man
- Norwegian Nynorsk: mannleg — having the characteristics of a man
- Occitan: masculin — having the characteristics of a man
- Old English: werlīċ — having the characteristics of a man
- Pashto: نر (nër) — having the characteristics of a man
- Pashto: نارينه (nâriná) — having the characteristics of a man
- Persian: مردانه (mardâne) — having the characteristics of a man
- Polish: męski — having the characteristics of a man
- Polish: mężny — having the characteristics of a man
- Portuguese: varonil — having the characteristics of a man
- Portuguese: viril — having the characteristics of a man
- Romanian: masculin — having the characteristics of a man
- Romanian: bărbătesc — having the characteristics of a man
- Romanian: viril — having the characteristics of a man
- Romanian: bărbătos — having the characteristics of a man
- Russian: му́жественный (múžestvennyj) — having the characteristics of a man
- Russian: мужеподо́бный (mužepodóbnyj) — having the characteristics of a man
- Russian: мужско́й (mužskój) — having the characteristics of a man
- Samogitian: vīrėšks — having the characteristics of a man
- Sanskrit: वृषन् (vṛṣan) — having the characteristics of a man
- Scottish Gaelic: fearail — having the characteristics of a man
- Scottish Gaelic: duineil — having the characteristics of a man
- Scottish Gaelic: tapaidh — having the characteristics of a man
- Serbo-Croatian: muški — having the characteristics of a man
- Spanish: varonil — having the characteristics of a man
- Swedish: manlig — having the characteristics of a man
- Thai: เป็นลูกผู้ชาย — having the characteristics of a man
- Turkish: erkeksi — having the characteristics of a man
- Ottoman Turkish: مردانه (merdane) — having the characteristics of a man
- Ottoman Turkish: ذكر (zeker) — having the characteristics of a man
- Welsh: gẃraidd — having the characteristics of a man
- Yiddish: מענלעך (menlekh) — having the characteristics of a man
- Bengali: মরদ (morod) — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Bulgarian: мъжествен (mǎžestven) — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Catalan: masculí — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Catalan: viril — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Czech: mužný — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Danish: mandig — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Finnish: miehekäs — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Irish: fearúil — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Latin: virilis — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Māori: taitoa — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Middle English: manly — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Norwegian Bokmål: mandig — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Romanian: bărbătos — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Slovak: mužný — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Spanish: viril — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Ottoman Turkish: مردانه (merdane) — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Ottoman Turkish: ذكر (zeker) — having the qualities of a man such as courage
- Welsh: gwrol — having the qualities of a man such as courage
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