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—unmanliness, n./un man"lee/, adj., unmanlier, unmanliest.1. not manly; not characteristic of or befitting a man; weak, timid, or cowardly.2. effeminate.[1350-1400; ME; see UN-1, MANLY]
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unmanly — index ignoble, recreant, unseemly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unmanly — degrading to a human, late 15c. (Cf. M.Du. onmamlijc, Ger. unmännlich); see UNMAN (Cf. unman) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
unmanly — [unman′lē] adj. unmanlier, unmanliest not manly; specif., a) lacking courage, resoluteness, etc.; cowardly, weak, etc. b) not befitting a man; effeminate; womanish unmanliness n … English World dictionary
unmanly — 1. adjective a) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character. I do not know which is the worse, he cried, the… … Wiktionary
unmanly — [[t]ʌ̱nmæ̱nli[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) 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. Your partner can feel the… … English dictionary
unmanly — UK [ʌnˈmænlɪ] / US adjective Word forms unmanly : adjective unmanly comparative unmanlier superlative unmanliest not behaving in a way that many people believe a man should behave … English dictionary
unmanly — adjective he was on the verge of tears, but did not wish to appear unmanly Syn: effeminate, effete, unmasculine, womanish, epicene; weak, limp wristed, soft, timid, timorous; informal sissy, swishy, wimpish, wimpy, nancy, pansy, camp Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
unmanly — adjective Date: 15th century not manly: as a. being of weak character ; cowardly b. effeminate • unmanliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
unmanly — Synonyms and related words: afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, craven, daunted, dismayed, effeminate, epicene, fainthearted, fearful, funking, funky, gutless, henhearted, intimidated, lily livered, milk livered, milksoppish … Moby Thesaurus
unmanly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cowardly; ignoble; effeminate. See cowardice, female. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. weak, effeminate, womanish; see cowardly 1 , 2 , 3 , feminine 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Ignobly… … English dictionary for students
