manhood (redirected from Manhoods)

man·hood  (mnhd)

n.

1. The state or time of being an adult male human.

2. The composite of qualities, such as courage, determination, and vigor, often thought to be appropriate to a man.

3. Adult males considered as a group; men.

4. The state of being human.

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manhood [ˈmænhʊd]

n

1. the state or quality of being a man or being manly

2. men collectively

3. the state of being human

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Manhood men collectively.

Example: manhood of Lancaster, 1588.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	manhood - the state of being a man; manly qualities adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
	2.	manhood - the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" humanness, humanity quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
	3.	manhood - the status of being a man berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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manhood

noun

1. maturity, adulthood, sexual maturity They were failing to help their sons grow from boyhood to manhood.

2. manliness, masculinity, spirit, strength, resolution, courage, determination, maturity, bravery, fortitude, mettle, firmness, virility, valour, hardihood, manfulness He had never before felt the need to prove his manhood.

Translations

manhood [ˈmænhʊd] N

1. (= age of majority) → mayoría f de edad, madurez f
to reach manhood → alcanzar la mayoría de edad, llegar a la madurez

2. (= manliness) → hombría f, virilidad f

3. (frm) (= men) → hombres mpl
English manhood; England's manhood (liter) → todos los ingleses, todos los hombres de Inglaterra

4. (euph) (= penis) → miembro m viril

manhood [ˈmænhʊd] n

(= adulthood) → âge m d'homme
to reach manhood → atteindre l'âge d'homme

(= virility) → virilité f
as a test of his manhood → comme preuve de sa virilité
man-hour [ˈmænaʊə^r] n → heure-homme f, heure f de main-d'œuvre

manhood

n

(= state) → Mannesalter nt

(= manliness) → Männlichkeit f

(= men) → Männer pl; a fine example of American manhood → ein gutes Beispiel für den amerikanischen Mann

(euph: = penis) → Männlichkeit f (inf)

manhood [ˈmænhʊd] n

a. (state) → età f inv virile

b. (manliness) → virilità f inv

c. (men) → uomini mpl