Manful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

possessing qualities befitting a man

characteristic of a man

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈænfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈanfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈanfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈænfəl/.

Examples

a deep male voice
manly sports

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

manly manlike male virile

Antonyms

unmanly

Parts of Speech

adjective	possessing qualities befitting a man
adjective	characteristic of a man “a deep male voice”

Word Forms

man	noun	an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
manliness	noun	the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
manfulness	noun	the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
male	noun	a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
maleness	noun	the properties characteristic of the male sex
virility	noun	the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mannhaft

Eigenschaften besitzen, die einem Mann angemessen sind

🇫🇷French

courageux

posséder des qualités dignes d'un homme

🇪🇸Spanish

valiente

poseer cualidades propias de un hombre

🇮🇹Italian

virile

possedere qualità adatte a un uomo

🇳🇱Dutch

manlijk

eigenschappen bezitten die bij een man passen

🇵🇹Portuguese

viril

possuindo qualidades próprias de um homem

🇷🇺Russian

мужественный

обладание качествами, подобающими мужчине

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहादुर

मनुष्य के योग्य गुण रखने वाला

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆள் நிறைந்த

ஒரு மனிதனுக்குத் தகுந்த குணங்களைக் கொண்டிருத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మనుషులతో కూడిన

మనిషికి తగిన గుణాలు కలవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

मनुष्य

माणसाला योग्य असे गुण असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેનફુલ

માણસને અનુરૂપ ગુણો ધરાવનાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನವೀಯ

ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಸರಿಹೊಂದುವ ಗುಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുരുഷാരം

ഒരു പുരുഷനു യോജിച്ച ഗുണങ്ങൾ ഉള്ളവർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨੁੱਖ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਗੁਣ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

مردانہ

انسان کے لیے موزوں خصوصیات کا حامل ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

充满男子气概的

具备男人应有的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

男らしい

男にふさわしい資質を備えている

🇰🇷Korean

남자다운

남자에게 어울리는 자질을 갖고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầy nam tính

sở hữu những phẩm chất phù hợp với một người đàn ông

🇹🇭Thai

เต็มไปด้วยลูกผู้ชาย

มีคุณสมบัติสมกับความเป็นมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

gagah

memiliki kualitas yang cocok untuk seorang pria

🇵🇭Filipino

lalaking-lalaki

nagtataglay ng mga katangiang nararapat sa isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

jantan

mempunyai sifat-sifat yang sesuai dengan seorang lelaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شجاع

امتلاك الصفات التي تليق بالرجل

🇮🇷Persian

مردانه

داشتن صفاتی که شایسته یک مرد است

🇹🇷Turkish

erkeksi

bir erkeğe yakışan niteliklere sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

גבר

בעל תכונות המתאימות לגבר

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