manly (redirected from manliest)

man·ly  (mnl)

adj. man·li·er, man·li·est

1. Having qualities traditionally attributed to a man.

2. Belonging to or befitting a man; masculine. See Synonyms at male.

adv.

In a manly manner.

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manli·ness n.

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manly [ˈmænlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

1. possessing qualities, such as vigour or courage, generally regarded as appropriate to or typical of a man; masculine

2. characteristic of or befitting a man a manly sport

manliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	manly - possessing qualities befitting a man manful, manlike masculine - associated with men and not with women unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly - not possessing qualities befitting a man
	2.	manly - characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" male, manful, manlike, virile masculine - associated with men and not with women
Adv.	1.	manly - in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man; "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home" manfully

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manly

adjective virile, male, masculine, macho, strong, powerful, brave, daring, bold, strapping, hardy, heroic, robust, vigorous, muscular, courageous, fearless, butch (slang), resolute, gallant, valiant, well-built, red-blooded (informal), dauntless, stout-hearted, valorous, manful He set himself manly tasks and expected other to follow him. He was the ideal of manly beauty.
feminine, frail, timid, camp (informal), soft, weak, delicate, cowardly, craven, feeble, sickly, girlie, unmanly, effeminate, ignoble, faint-hearted, irresolute, womanish, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal)

Translations

manly [ˈmænlɪ] (manlier, manliest) ADJ

1. (= masculine) [person, physique] → varonil, viril; [quality, pursuit] → masculino, varonil
it wasn't manly to talk about one's emotions → hablar de los propios sentimientos no era cosa de hombres

2. (= courageous) → valiente

manly [ˈmænli] adj

[quality, sport, beauty] → viril(e); [person] → viril(e)
manly virtues → vertus masculines
man-made [ˌmænˈmeɪd] adj

[fibre, fabric] → synthétique

[lake, barrier] → artificiel(le)

(= caused by man) → provoqué(e) par l'homme
a man-made disaster → une catastrophe provoquée par l'homme

manly

adj (+er) → männlich; to behave in a manly fashion → sich als Mann erweisen

manly [ˈmænlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → virile, coraggioso/a

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manly [ˈmænlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → virile, coraggioso/a