Manhood — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being a man; manly qualities

the quality of being human

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈænhʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈanhʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈanhʊd/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈænhʊd/.

Examples

he feared the speedy decline of all manhood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

humanity humanness

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being a man; manly qualities
noun	the quality of being human “he feared the speedy decline of all manhood”
noun	the status of being a man

Word Forms

human

adjective

relating to a person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Männlichkeit

der Zustand, ein Mann zu sein; männliche Qualitäten

🇫🇷French

virilité

l'état d'être un homme; qualités viriles

🇪🇸Spanish

virilidad

el estado de ser hombre; cualidades varoniles

🇮🇹Italian

virilità

lo stato di essere un uomo; qualità virili

🇳🇱Dutch

mannelijkheid

de staat waarin je een man bent; mannelijke kwaliteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

masculinidade

o estado de ser homem; qualidades viris

🇷🇺Russian

мужественность

состояние мужчины; мужественные качества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनुष्यता

मनुष्य होने की अवस्था या भाव; मर्दाना गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

পুরুষত্ব

একজন মানুষ হওয়ার অবস্থা; পুরুষত্বপূর্ণ গুণাবলী

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆண்மை

மனிதன் என்ற நிலை; ஆண் குணங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పౌరుషం

మనిషి అనే స్థితి; పురుష గుణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुरुषत्व

माणूस असण्याची अवस्था; पुरुषी गुण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુરુષત્વ

માણસ હોવાની સ્થિતિ; મેનલી ગુણો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೌರುಷ

ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಎಂಬ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; ಪುರುಷ ಗುಣಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൗരുഷം

ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ എന്ന അവസ്ഥ; പുരുഷ ഗുണങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਰਦਾਨਗੀ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ; ਮਰਦਾਨਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

مردانگی

ایک آدمی ہونے کی حالت؛ مردانہ خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

男子气概

做人的状态；男子气概

🇯🇵Japanese

男らしさ

男性であるという状態。男らしい資質

🇰🇷Korean

성인

남자라는 상태; 남자다운 자질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nam tính

trạng thái của một người đàn ông; phẩm chất nam tính

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นลูกผู้ชาย

สถานะของการเป็นผู้ชาย คุณสมบัติลูกผู้ชาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kedewasaan

keadaan sebagai seorang laki-laki; kualitas jantan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkalalaki

ang estado ng pagiging isang tao; mga katangian ng lalaki

🇲🇾Malay

kelelakian

keadaan sebagai seorang lelaki; sifat-sifat lelaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرجولة

حالة كونك رجلا؛ الصفات الرجولية

🇮🇷Persian

مردانگی

حالت مرد بودن؛ ویژگی های مردانه

🇹🇷Turkish

erkeklik

erkek olma durumu; erkeksi nitelikler

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַברִיוּת

מצב היותו גבר; תכונות גבריות

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