mannish

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmænɪʃ/ UK /ˈmanɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having qualities regarded as masculine, often of a woman

She favored a mannish suit with broad shoulders and a stiff collar.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having qualities regarded... masculine manlike virile unfemininebutch

Opposites

feminine womanly girlish effeminate

Word family

Derived forms mannishlymannishness

Related forms man manly manhood manful

Etymology

From Old English mennisc ('human, of man'), from mann ('person, man') + the adjectival suffix -ish. The sense 'resembling a man' developed in Middle English.

mann Old English *mann- Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# mannish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmænɪʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmanɪʃ/

## Meanings
1. having qualities regarded as masculine, often of a woman

## Examples
- She favored a mannish suit with broad shoulders and a stiff collar.

## Synonyms
- masculine
- manlike
- virile
- unfeminine
- butch

## Antonyms
- feminine
- womanly
- girlish
- effeminate

## Derived Forms
- mannishly
- mannishness

## Related Forms
- man
- manly
- manhood
- manful

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

## Etymology
From Old English mennisc ('human, of man'), from mann ('person, man') + the adjectival suffix -ish. The sense 'resembling a man' developed in Middle English.

## AI Etymology
Mannish comes from Old English mennisc ('human, of man'), from mann ('person, man') + the adjectival suffix -ish. The sense 'resembling a man' developed in Middle English. The etymological trail includes Old English mann, Proto-Germanic *mann-. The same word family includes mannishly, mannishness, man, manly, manhood, manful. Its current adjective use means "having qualities regarded as masculine, often of a woman".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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