Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
Used in a Sentence
mannish
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mannish.
Editorial note
We have words that describe a favourable performance of those gender roles (womanly, manly) and unfavourable words (effeminate, mannish).
Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of mannish gathered in one view.
(of a woman) Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
(Caribbean, Guyana) Impertinent; assertive.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for mannish.
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
adjective
(of a woman) Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
adjective
(Caribbean, Guyana) Impertinent; assertive.
adjective
(Caribbean, African-American Vernacular) Precocious.
Example sentences
We have words that describe a favourable performance of those gender roles (womanly, manly) and unfavourable words (effeminate, mannish).
Leave it to the market and all your doctors†will be manly mannish men with no experience of family care.
Sure the whole thing is a satire, but this aspect is sort of straw-mannish.
If the Mannish people feel like reviving the language reclaims something that has been lost by English oppression, more power to them!
Anderson's analysis feels very straw-mannish to me, giving the impression that Mitchell disagreed with Gerv being a Christian in the first place.
I've seen several varieties of this idea several times, and it always seems pretty straw-mannish to me.
To take a very straw-mannish example, suppose you hired a Python developer but due to some admin fuckup they were added to the Android team.
I should get rid of my stereotypically mannish flannel, and get something more progressive.
I tried to read The Goal and bounced off due in part to the aforementioned writing style, which seemed super trite and straw-mannish.
I never injected anything, but I was a distance cyclist for many years, ending almost 20 years ago and my legs are still mannish.
This is unusually straw-mannish of you pg.
This is a pretty straw-mannish argument.
Quote examples
How many articles talked about Elena Kagan's "mannish, butch" looks when she was appointed to the SC?
The "flat world made round" was recast as a somewhat primitive Mannish myth (as a way to recon the earlier writings).
Likewise, girls are taught to pitch their voices upwards and lesbian voices seem "mannish" due to stopping to pitch their voices to a higher register.
The author seems to be projecting modern mores onto da Vinci, imagining him sneering at his subjects, including a bizarre swipe at Mona Lisa's "mannish" face.
Proper noun examples
This is Iron Mannish, just a very early iteration.
Either way though, I can see a lot more philosophical justification for Men and Orcs being crossed than Men and dragons, balrogs, or anything else that isn’t an Elvish/Mannish being.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use mannish in a sentence?
We have words that describe a favourable performance of those gender roles (womanly, manly) and unfavourable words (effeminate, mannish).
What does mannish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
What part of speech is mannish?
mannish is commonly used as adjective.