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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.

manhood [ˈmænhʊd]
n
1. the state or quality of being a man or being manly
2. men collectively
3. the state of being human

Manhood men collectively.
Example: manhood of Lancaster, 1588.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
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"

manhood
noun
1. maturity, adulthood, sexual maturity They were failing to help their sons grow from boyhood to manhood.
Translations
manhood [ˈmænhʊd] N
1. (= age of majority) → mayoría f de edad, madurez f
to reach manhoodalcanzar 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 [ˈmænaʊər] nheure-homme f, heure f de main-d'œuvre
manhood
n
(= state)Mannesalter nt
(= manliness)Männlichkeit f
(= men)Männer pl; a fine example of American manhoodein 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

manhood [ˈmænhʊd] n
a. (state) → età f inv virile
b. (manliness) → virilità f inv
c. (men) → uomini mpl


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Into the manhood of the race: for I, for my own part cannot think that these latter days of weak experiment, fragmentary theory, and mutual discord are indeed man's culminating time
I had believed in the best parlour as a most elegant saloon; I had believed in the front door, as a mysterious portal of the Temple of State whose solemn opening was attended with a sacrifice of roast fowls; I had believed in the kitchen as a chaste though not magnificent apartment; I had believed in the forge as the glowing road to manhood and independence.
Nor, to this day can I permit my manhood to look back upon those events and feel entirely exonerated.
 
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