English Explanatory Dictionary

manly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the characteristics of a man.
  2. Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble.
adv
  1. In a way befitting a man.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈmænli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manly.wav

Word forms

manly manlier manliest Manlys

Etymology

From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, equivalent to man + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old High German manlīh (“manly”) (whence German männlich), Dutch mannelijk, Old Norse mannligr (“human”) (Danish mandlig, Swedish manlig).

Synonyms

manlily

Derived words

hypermanly manlihead manlihood manlily manliness unmanly Manly Vale North Manly

Translations

Bengali: মরদ Bulgarian: мъжествен Catalan: masculí Catalan: viril Czech: mužný Danish: mandig Finnish: miehekäs Irish: fearúil Latin: virilis Māori: taitoa Middle English: manly Norwegian Bokmål: mandig Romanian: bărbătos Slovak: mužný Spanish: viril Ottoman Turkish: مردانه Ottoman Turkish: ذكر
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