Mannish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ænɪʃ
Origin
From Middle English mannisshe, mannysh, from earlier mennish ("human", also "humanity, mankind"), from Old English mennisc ("human, natural, humane", also "mankind, humnan race"), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz ("human, humanity"), from Proto-Germanic *mann- ("man, human, person"), from Proto-Indo-European *mAnw- ("man"), equivalent to man + -ish. Cognate with Dutch mens ("human"), German Mensch ("human being"), Danish mennesk ("human"), Icelandic manneskju ("person, human being"). More at man, mennish.
Full definition of mannish
Adjective
mannish
- Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for a man
- ShakespeareA woman impudent and mannish grown.
- (obsolete) Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.
- GowerBut yet it was a figure
Most like to mannish creature. - (obsolete, of a woman) Fond of men.