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manliness.

The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmænlɪnəs/
  1. The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Male genitals.

    euphemistic · rare · uncountable · usually
  3. Humanity, the quality of being human.

    rare · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English manlynes, manlynesse. By surface analysis, manly + -ness.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.