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Manful
Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
📖 Definitions of "Manful"
adjective
- 1
Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
- 2
(by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.
🔄 Synonyms of "Manful"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| virile | Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor. |
| fearless | Without fear. |
| hardynoun | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. |
| manlike | Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile. |
| masculinenoun | Of or pertaining to the male gender. |
| man-sized | Having about the same size as an adult human male. |
| doughtynoun | (literary or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous. |
| malenoun | Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. |
| manlynoun | Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Manful"
Words with the opposite meaning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Manful"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| manlike | Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile. |
| masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender. |
| virile | Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor. |
| manlynoun | Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble. |
| malenoun | Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. |
| man-sized | Having about the same size as an adult human male. |
| hardy | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. |
| doughty | (literary or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous. |
| fearless | Without fear. |
| mannish | (of a woman) Resembling or characteristic of a man, masculine. |
| unmanly | (of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character. |
| testosterized | (figurative) Acting or being in a way associated with the effects of testosterone; macho, raging, etc. |
| mennish | (rare) Like or characteristic of men. |
| musculous | (now rare) Characterised by well-developed muscles; muscular, muscly. |
| martialnoun | (obsolete) A soldier, a warrior. |
| strong-minded | Having a vigorous, independent will and views. |
| tough-guy | Resembling or characteristic of a tough guy. |
| brawnynoun | Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong. |
| hunkynoun | (US, slang, now uncommon, ethnic slur) A Hungarian or other eastern European, e.g. a Romanian or a Slav. (Sometimes applied (like honky) to any white person.) |
| boyly | (rare) Characteristic of a boy; boyish. |
🏷️ Nouns for "Manful"
Common nouns this word is used to describe.
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