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maness¹

Where it comes from

From man + -ess, especially after Biblical Hebrew אִשָּׁה (ishá, “woman”), which is traditionally presented as a feminine form of אִישׁ ('ish, “man”) but is a false cognate. Compare French hommesse, formed upon the same analogy.

noun

  1. feminine, no plural, nonce word, obsolete Female equivalent of man: woman. Taught the Ædenic mysteries of man And maness; how in union infinite,

Maness²

Where it comes from

Probably a variant of Dutch Manes.

proper noun Manesses

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Dutch.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

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"maness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maness.

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@misc{maness_2026,
  title = {maness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}