manhood
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manhood
- /ˈmænhʊd/
Rhymes with -ænhʊd
Where it comes from
From Middle English manhode, also manhede (> obsolete English manhead), equivalent to man + -hood. Cognate with Middle Dutch manheit (“manhood”), Middle Low German manheit (whence German Low German Mannheit (“manhood”)), German Mannheit (“manhood”).
noun manhoods · manhead
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The state or condition of being a human being.
He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.
Similar: humanity
- The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary. He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.
- All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively. (exclusively and universally: only synonymous in cases for which women are excluded, and when the meaning of manhood is universal or worldwide)
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The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.
My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?
Similar: manfulness, manliness, mannishness · Opposite: womanhood, womanishness, womanliness
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The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
The failure of William's business seems to have been quite damaging to his manhood.
Opposite: womanhood
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The male genitalia, especially the penis.
She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood.
Opposite: womanhood
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: masculinity, manliness, virility, man, adult, grownup, grown-up, potency, gunnery, artillery, maleness, adulthood, maturity, courage, valor, stamina
Translations
Every language
noun qualities ideally ascribed to manliness
| Español | virilidad, masculinidad |
|---|---|
| Français | masculinité, virilité |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρισμός andrismós, αρρενωπότητα arrenopótita |
| Русский | му́жественность múžestvennostʹ, му́жество múžestvo |
| עברית | גַּבְרִיּוּת gavriyút |
noun state of being human
| Español | humanidad |
|---|---|
| Français | humanité |
| Deutsch | Menschentum, Menschsein, Menschheit |
| Русский | челове́чность čelovéčnostʹ |
| עברית | אֱנוֹשׁוּת enoshút |
noun state of being a man
| Español | virilidad, masculinidad, hombría |
|---|---|
| Português | virilidade |
| Français | virilité |
| Deutsch | Männlichkeit, Mannsein |
| Italiano | mascolinità |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρισμός andrismós |
| Русский | му́жественность múžestvennostʹ |
| العربية | رُجُولَة rujūla, رُجْلَة rujla, رُجْلِيَّة rujliyya |
noun men as a group
| Español | masculinidad |
|---|---|
| Русский | мужско́й пол mužskój pol, мужчи́ны mužčíny |
noun self-concept of a man
| Español | hombría |
|---|
noun euphemism of male genitalia
| Español | virilidad, masculinidad |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Männlichkeit, Gemächte |
| Ελληνικά | ανδρισμός andrismós |
| Русский | мужски́е половы́е о́рганы mužskíje polovýje órgany, мужски́е генита́лии mužskíje genitálii, мужско́е досто́инство mužskóje dostóinstvo |
| עברית | זַכְרוּת zachrút |
Talk about this word "manhood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/manhood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. manhood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/manhood "manhood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/manhood.Cite this
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title = {manhood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manhood},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
