Added 10 October 2026
mannish
/ˈmæn.ɪʃ/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mannish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman.
a mannish stride
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Characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman.
true mannish arrogance
Origin
From Middle English mannish, mannisshe, mannysh, from earlier mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ (“human, natural, humane”), from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”). By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mennish, mense, and mensch.
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