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unmanly

un·man·ly
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-man-lee]
    • /ʌnˈmæn li/
    • /ʌnˈmænlɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-man-lee]
    • /ʌnˈmæn li/

Definitions of unmanly word

  • adjective unmanly not manly; not characteristic of or befitting a man; weak, timid, or cowardly. 1
  • adjective unmanly effeminate. 1
  • adjective unmanly effeminate, not masculine 1
  • adjective unmanly If you describe a boy's or man's behaviour as unmanly, you are critical of the fact that they are behaving in a way that you think is inappropriate for a man. 0
  • adjective unmanly not masculine or virile 0
  • adjective unmanly ignoble, cowardly, or dishonourable 0

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Origin of unmanly

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at un-1, manly

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Parts of speech for Unmanly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unmanly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unmanly usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unmanly

adj unmanly

  • aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
  • fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.

noun unmanly

adjective unmanly

  • emasculate — Make (a person, idea, or piece of legislation) weaker or less effective.
  • epicene — Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex.
  • falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
  • rabbity — any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
  • womanlike — like a woman; womanly.

Antonyms for unmanly

adj unmanly

  • anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
  • biped — A biped is a creature with two legs.
  • bipedal — having two feet
  • creatural — of, relating to, or of the nature of a creature.
  • generative — capable of producing or creating.

adjective unmanly

  • ethnologic — Ethnological.
  • ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.
  • human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
  • manlike — resembling a human being; anthropoid.

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