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
They were taken in by the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her mannish, mustached half-sister, Marian Halcombe.
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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
That sounded very old-mannish.
—Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2022
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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
That sounded very old-mannish.
—Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannish
Adjective
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That uptick in movies has been from women’s creative visions getting funded, in projects that white male studio heads have previously refused to green-light.—
Cindy Gallop,
Flow Space,
11 Feb. 2025
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If the ceasefire moves forward into phase two, there are still 56 male hostages who remain in Gaza, of which 26 have been declared dead.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Watts said the highly physical, masculine and gestural choreography will reflect that tension.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The question isn't whether Zuckerberg needs more masculine energy.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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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 21 Feb. 2025.
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