manly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmænli/ UK /ˈmanli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having qualities traditionally associated with men; brave and resolute He bore the setback with a manly composure that impressed everyone. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having qualities... masculinevirilebraveresolutecourageousmanfulrobust ↔ Opposites effeminatewomanlycowardlyunmanly Word family Forms manliness Derived forms manliness Related forms manmanhoodmanful Etymology AI details From Old English manlic ('human, manly'), from man ('person, man') + -lic ('-ly'), from Proto-Germanic *mann- ('man'). manlic Old English *mann- Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown