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- [mey-neez; Latin mah-nes]
- /ˈmeɪ niz; Latin ˈmɑ nɛs/
- /meɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mey-neez; Latin mah-nes]
- /ˈmeɪ niz; Latin ˈmɑ nɛs/
Definitions of manes word
- noun manes the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion. 1
- noun manes Informal. (on a human being) a head of distinctively long and thick or rough hair. 1
- noun manes (in Roman mythology) the deified souls of dead ancestors. 1
- noun plural manes the spirits of the dead, often revered as minor deities 0
- noun plural manes the shade of a dead person 0
- abbreviation MANES Mani 0
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Origin of manes
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin mānēs (plural); akin to Latin mānis, mānus good
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Parts of speech for Manes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
manes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
manes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for manes
noun manes
- phantom — an apparition or specter.
- devil — In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit.
- demon — A demon is an evil spirit.
- soul — the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- shadow — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
Antonyms for manes
noun manes
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- god — the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- angel — Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven.
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
- gap — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
Top questions with manes
- why do horses have manes?
- why do lions have manes?
- what is manes?