English Explanatory Dictionary

mannish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a grown man (as opposed to a boy); mature, adult.
  3. Impertinent; assertive.
  4. Precocious.
  5. Resembling or characteristic of a human being, in form or nature; human.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæn.ɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mannish.wav

Word forms

mannish more mannish most mannish

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

butch masculine unladylike manly grown up

Derived words

mannishly mannishness mannish water
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