mannish

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

masculine

manlike

manly

unwomanly

unfeminine

spirited

manful

anthropoid

virile

boyish

butch

gynandrous

macho

strong-minded

unyielding

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæn.ɪʃ/

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, mensk, mense, and mensch.