MANHOOD

manhood

(noun) the status of being a man

humanness, humanity, manhood

(noun) the quality of being human; “he feared the speedy decline of all manhood”

manhood

(noun) the state of being a man; manly qualities

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

manhood (countable and uncountable, plural manhoods)

The state of being man as a human being.

The state of being a man, as distinguished from a child or a woman.

The qualities ascribed to manliness, such as courage, bravery and resolve.

(euphemism) The male genitalia.

Men, considered as a group.

Synonyms

• (human being): mankind, humanity

Anagrams

• hoodman

Source: Wiktionary


Man"hood, n. Etym: [Man- + -hood.]

1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.

2. Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution. I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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