manly
manly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble. Let's briefly put on manly readiness. Shak. Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life. Dryden.
- 2.In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act manly.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adolescence
- adolescent
- adult
- adultness
- age
- animal
- assume
- attain
- beau
- blade
- boar
- boy
- buck
- bull
- bullock
- capon
- chap
- chicken
- cock
- come
- cut
- discretion
- dog
- drake
- elf
- entire
- est
- estate
- fellow
- flower
- full
- gaffer
- gander
- gay
- gelding
- gentleman
- goat
- good
- grown
- hart
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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