manly

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈmænli/ UK /ˈmanli/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
having qualities traditionally associated with men; brave and resolute

He bore the setback with a manly composure that impressed everyone.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having qualities... masculine virile brave resolute courageous manful robust

Opposites

effeminate womanly cowardly unmanly

Word family

Forms manliness

Derived forms manliness

Related forms man manhood manful

Etymology

From Old English manlic ('human, manly'), from man ('person, man') + -lic ('-ly'), from Proto-Germanic *mann- ('man').

manlic Old English *mann- Proto-Germanic

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# manly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmænli
**IPA (UK):** ˈmanli

## Meanings
1. having qualities traditionally associated with men; brave and resolute

## Examples
- He bore the setback with a manly composure that impressed everyone.

## Synonyms
- masculine
- virile
- brave
- resolute
- courageous
- manful
- robust

## Antonyms
- effeminate
- womanly
- cowardly
- unmanly

## Derived Forms
- manliness

## Related Forms
- man
- manhood
- manful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: manlic
- Root: *mann-

## Etymology
From Old English manlic ('human, manly'), from man ('person, man') + -lic ('-ly'), from Proto-Germanic *mann- ('man').

## AI Etymology
Manly comes from Old English manlic ('human, manly'), from man ('person, man') + -lic ('-ly'), from Proto-Germanic *mann- ('man'). The etymological trail includes Old English manlic, Proto-Germanic *mann-. The same word family includes manliness, man, manhood, manful. Its current adjective use means "having qualities traditionally associated with men; brave and resolute".

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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