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manosphere

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmænəsfɪə/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈmanəsfɪː/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈmanəsfɪjə/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈmænəsfɪr/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ˈmanəsfiɾ/

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noun

Meaning 1

The domain or totality of blogs and websites associated with the men's rights movement, passport bro's, NoFap, MGTOW, PUA, the redpill movement and incels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, neologism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English manosphere From man + -o- + -sphere, after the pattern of blogosphere.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: manosfeer — Translations
  • Finnish: manosfääri — Translations
  • French: manosphère — Translations
  • Korean: 남성계 (namseonggye) — Translations
  • Polish: manofsera — Translations
  • Polish: androsfera — Translations
  • Portuguese: manosfera — Translations
  • Portuguese: machosfera — Translations
  • Russian: маносфера (manosfera) — Translations
  • Russian: мэносфе́ра (mɛnosféra) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: меносфера — Translations
  • Spanish: manosfera — Translations
  • Turkish: manosphere — Translations
  • Ukrainian: маносфера (manosfera) — Translations