1
as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
a woman with a somewhat mannish gait
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as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
worked on the assembly line wearing a T-shirt and mannish overalls
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Recent Examples of mannish
Sandra wears a suit jacket in court to signal her bisexuality, consistent with the mannish presiding judge (Anne Rotger) and the accusatory court spectators.
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Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
They were taken in by the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her mannish, mustached half-sister, Marian Halcombe.
—Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
However overacted, Goerke’s Ortrud delivered the vocal goods, by turns scorching and smoldering, with mannish chest voice at moments.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
If switching from slim-cut jeans to baggy denim was a big leap of faith for you, then admittedly the mannish pant trend might seem foreign.
—Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
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Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
They were taken in by the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her mannish, mustached half-sister, Marian Halcombe.
—Katherine Hobbs, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
However overacted, Goerke’s Ortrud delivered the vocal goods, by turns scorching and smoldering, with mannish chest voice at moments.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
If switching from slim-cut jeans to baggy denim was a big leap of faith for you, then admittedly the mannish pant trend might seem foreign.
—Vogue, 7 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannish
Adjective
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In other words, rejected male fruit flies chug down alcohol as a strategy to get girls to like them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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The moment inducted Isaacs into the franchise's ever-growing club of male full-frontal scenes played for laughs, joining his onscreen son Patrick Schwarzenegger, season 2's Theo James, and season 1's Steve Zahn.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The ads also tease the Dior Privé bag, a masculine interpretation of the slouchy bag trend sweeping womenswear.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Beset by coughing fits, alcoholism, and a healthy dose of self-loathing, Kilmer’s portrayal emphasized the human frailty of an Old West legend over masculine bravado.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dior’s collection referenced the H-line created by its founder Christian Dior for Fall-Winter 1954-1955 – a controversial silhouette at the time as its flattened shape appeared, for some, unfeminine.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
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“Mannish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannish. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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