MANNISH Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

mannish

adjective

ˈma-nish

Definition of mannish

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 Shiny bustier dresses mingled with slipdresses decked in sequins mimicking python skin and tank frocks that had the ease of a beach robe, while high-slit skirts cut on the bias were paired with mannish white shirts. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 As a girl, Mitchell was a debutante, diver, and champion figure skater who loved dungarees and mannish shirts. — Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2025 But Pugh’s stroke of genius is putting Eileen not in some sort of mannish suit but in a bombshell dress that highlights her curves like a primal goddess. — Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025 The brand worked sartorial and mannish fabrics into outerwear with an eclectic undercurrent. — WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mannish

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Adjective

Krantz said the suspect, a male city resident who has not yet been publicly identified, was spotted entering the school by a community member, who eventually pursued him into the school and shot him.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Across the 9,000 teens surveyed, 43 percent were female and 56 percent were male.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of male

Adjective

If my partner’s former view of mattresses was distinctly masculine in origin, perhaps mine is uniquely feminine.

— Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Will every student have to get a doctor’s signature, or just masculine girls and feminine boys?

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

Women fighting for the right to vote were seen by their detractors as unfeminine, and vinegar valentines were a cheap and convenient medium to enforce gender roles.

— Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
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

Definition of unfeminine

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