Definition of mannish in English:

mannish

adjective ˈmanɪʃˈmænɪʃ

derogatory

(of a woman) having an appearance and qualities that are typically associated with men and considered unbecoming in a woman.
a mannish, sadistic matron
Example sentencesExamples
- In Arzner's subtly altered version, Rosalind Russell's obsessive Harriet is a chilling yet mesmerising figure, and in low-angle shots and mannish attire, looms as majestic and vengeful as a modern-day Medea.
- Perhaps those experiences normalised the wearing of mannish jackets for women as much as the influence of couture.
- Yes, tomboyish girls are cute, but isn't it an insult to call a woman mannish?
- At the time, a group of us used to dress in mannish suits as a homage to Frida.
- The seventh member of the chorus, a wide shouldered, mannish, strong woman with steel gray eyes, took her place.
- There are things that I like about being a woman that I wouldn't give up just to be considered more mannish.
- Ranging from obese and untalented to anorexic and untalented to mannish and untalented, these actresses represent every image any man has ever thought of to keep himself from getting aroused.
- I expect Kylie would look quite fetching in any part of the collection, however, particularly in comparison with some mannish catwalk models.
- They are mostly oversized double-breasted jackets, almost-baggy trousers and mannish topcoats.
- While her performance is deft and provocative, her mannish appearance is so off-putting that it's tough to imagine two men being so worked up over her they'd risk everything to have her.
- She was very mannish, and what we were taught was that those masculine traits were evil - and that her evil was somehow infectious.
- If you wear mannish trousers, a coat with flared skirt will look too feminine.
- In her mannish trousers and mane of golden red hair, Hepburn strode through her life with a passion, devoting 25 years to Spencer Tracy and moving on through all the long hours since his death.
- ‘I'm sure that young man will be very grateful once this is all said and done,’ the woman informed Elle, in a rather mannish voice.
- Innocent blondes, corrupted by wolfish brunettes with mannish haircuts and tight, tight sweaters, stare wide-eyed at the reader.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, who carries so well the mannish shirt mantle passed down by her mother Jane Birkin, works the look perfectly.
- The main female character in this tale is stocky and mannish (with a little mustache) and carries pimple medicine in her knapsack.
- The grey slouch pants are mannish in wide cut, yet here are styled to retain a feminine appealing look.
- For six years, they had worn the square, mannish fashions the desperate times required - and they had had enough.
- Painted on small pieces of canvas board in the manner of a nearly competent illustrator, they feature a hard-boiled dame with a mannish haircut, very possibly the artist's image of herself.
Synonyms
manlike, masculine, unfeminine, unwomanly, unladylike, Amazonian
informal butch, dykey
rare viraginous, viragoish

Derivatives

mannishly

adverbˈmanɪʃ(ə)liˈmænɪʃli

derogatory

Weigert attempts to inject testosterone into the role by lumbering about the stage shoulders first and sitting mannishly with her legs apart.
Example sentencesExamples
- A mannishly built woman was witnessed leaving the scene of a crime.
- By the 1930s she dressed more mannishly, wearing a tie and jacket with skirts.
- The Theta group from Denver was small - all young, with one exception, Mrs. Smith, a very forceful, mannishly dressed woman.
- Her stylish ringlets appear more ‘feminine’ when contrasted to the strange, almost mannishly cropped hair of the standing figure.

mannishness

noun ˈmanɪʃnəsˈmænɪʃnəs

derogatory

Men started to denounce the ‘mannishness’ of women and became obsessed by images of the femme fatale.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is unfortunate that society links women's sports with mannishness.
- She does, however, excel at tapping into her inner mannishness.
- She often wrote letters to the editor, one in which she expressed dismay at the bobbed hair trend, stating ‘it lends an appearance of coarseness, grossness and mannishness that should be entirely foreign to the feminine feature.’
- Instead of grace, there has come in many women an affectation of mannishness, as is shown in hats, jackets, long strides, and a healthful swinging of the arms in walking.

Origin

Old English mennisc 'human' (see man, -ish¹). The current sense dates from late Middle English.

Rhymes

banish, clannish, Spanish, tannish, vanish

Definition of mannish in US English:

mannish

adjectiveˈmaniSHˈmænɪʃ

derogatory

(of a woman) having characteristics that are stereotypically associated with men and can be considered unbecoming in a woman.
a mannish, sadistic matron
Example sentencesExamples
- She was very mannish, and what we were taught was that those masculine traits were evil - and that her evil was somehow infectious.
- For six years, they had worn the square, mannish fashions the desperate times required - and they had had enough.
- ‘I'm sure that young man will be very grateful once this is all said and done,’ the woman informed Elle, in a rather mannish voice.
- There are things that I like about being a woman that I wouldn't give up just to be considered more mannish.
- Painted on small pieces of canvas board in the manner of a nearly competent illustrator, they feature a hard-boiled dame with a mannish haircut, very possibly the artist's image of herself.
- Perhaps those experiences normalised the wearing of mannish jackets for women as much as the influence of couture.
- Yes, tomboyish girls are cute, but isn't it an insult to call a woman mannish?
- The main female character in this tale is stocky and mannish (with a little mustache) and carries pimple medicine in her knapsack.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, who carries so well the mannish shirt mantle passed down by her mother Jane Birkin, works the look perfectly.
- They are mostly oversized double-breasted jackets, almost-baggy trousers and mannish topcoats.
- Ranging from obese and untalented to anorexic and untalented to mannish and untalented, these actresses represent every image any man has ever thought of to keep himself from getting aroused.
- The grey slouch pants are mannish in wide cut, yet here are styled to retain a feminine appealing look.
- While her performance is deft and provocative, her mannish appearance is so off-putting that it's tough to imagine two men being so worked up over her they'd risk everything to have her.
- In Arzner's subtly altered version, Rosalind Russell's obsessive Harriet is a chilling yet mesmerising figure, and in low-angle shots and mannish attire, looms as majestic and vengeful as a modern-day Medea.
- At the time, a group of us used to dress in mannish suits as a homage to Frida.
- Innocent blondes, corrupted by wolfish brunettes with mannish haircuts and tight, tight sweaters, stare wide-eyed at the reader.
- The seventh member of the chorus, a wide shouldered, mannish, strong woman with steel gray eyes, took her place.
- In her mannish trousers and mane of golden red hair, Hepburn strode through her life with a passion, devoting 25 years to Spencer Tracy and moving on through all the long hours since his death.
- If you wear mannish trousers, a coat with flared skirt will look too feminine.
- I expect Kylie would look quite fetching in any part of the collection, however, particularly in comparison with some mannish catwalk models.
Synonyms
manlike, masculine, unfeminine, unwomanly, unladylike, amazonian

Origin

Old English mennisc ‘human’ (see man, -ish). The current sense dates from late Middle English.

单词	mannish
释义	Definition of mannish in English: mannish adjective ˈmanɪʃˈmænɪʃ derogatory (of a woman) having an appearance and qualities that are typically associated with men and considered unbecoming in a woman. a mannish, sadistic matron Example sentencesExamples In Arzner's subtly altered version, Rosalind Russell's obsessive Harriet is a chilling yet mesmerising figure, and in low-angle shots and mannish attire, looms as majestic and vengeful as a modern-day Medea. Perhaps those experiences normalised the wearing of mannish jackets for women as much as the influence of couture. Yes, tomboyish girls are cute, but isn't it an insult to call a woman mannish? At the time, a group of us used to dress in mannish suits as a homage to Frida. The seventh member of the chorus, a wide shouldered, mannish, strong woman with steel gray eyes, took her place. There are things that I like about being a woman that I wouldn't give up just to be considered more mannish. Ranging from obese and untalented to anorexic and untalented to mannish and untalented, these actresses represent every image any man has ever thought of to keep himself from getting aroused. I expect Kylie would look quite fetching in any part of the collection, however, particularly in comparison with some mannish catwalk models. They are mostly oversized double-breasted jackets, almost-baggy trousers and mannish topcoats. While her performance is deft and provocative, her mannish appearance is so off-putting that it's tough to imagine two men being so worked up over her they'd risk everything to have her. She was very mannish, and what we were taught was that those masculine traits were evil - and that her evil was somehow infectious. If you wear mannish trousers, a coat with flared skirt will look too feminine. In her mannish trousers and mane of golden red hair, Hepburn strode through her life with a passion, devoting 25 years to Spencer Tracy and moving on through all the long hours since his death. ‘I'm sure that young man will be very grateful once this is all said and done,’ the woman informed Elle, in a rather mannish voice. Innocent blondes, corrupted by wolfish brunettes with mannish haircuts and tight, tight sweaters, stare wide-eyed at the reader. Charlotte Gainsbourg, who carries so well the mannish shirt mantle passed down by her mother Jane Birkin, works the look perfectly. The main female character in this tale is stocky and mannish (with a little mustache) and carries pimple medicine in her knapsack. The grey slouch pants are mannish in wide cut, yet here are styled to retain a feminine appealing look. For six years, they had worn the square, mannish fashions the desperate times required - and they had had enough. Painted on small pieces of canvas board in the manner of a nearly competent illustrator, they feature a hard-boiled dame with a mannish haircut, very possibly the artist's image of herself. Synonyms manlike, masculine, unfeminine, unwomanly, unladylike, Amazonian informal butch, dykey rare viraginous, viragoish Derivatives mannishly adverbˈmanɪʃ(ə)liˈmænɪʃli derogatory Weigert attempts to inject testosterone into the role by lumbering about the stage shoulders first and sitting mannishly with her legs apart. Example sentencesExamples A mannishly built woman was witnessed leaving the scene of a crime. By the 1930s she dressed more mannishly, wearing a tie and jacket with skirts. The Theta group from Denver was small - all young, with one exception, Mrs. Smith, a very forceful, mannishly dressed woman. Her stylish ringlets appear more ‘feminine’ when contrasted to the strange, almost mannishly cropped hair of the standing figure. mannishness noun ˈmanɪʃnəsˈmænɪʃnəs derogatory Men started to denounce the ‘mannishness’ of women and became obsessed by images of the femme fatale. Example sentencesExamples It is unfortunate that society links women's sports with mannishness. She does, however, excel at tapping into her inner mannishness. She often wrote letters to the editor, one in which she expressed dismay at the bobbed hair trend, stating ‘it lends an appearance of coarseness, grossness and mannishness that should be entirely foreign to the feminine feature.’ Instead of grace, there has come in many women an affectation of mannishness, as is shown in hats, jackets, long strides, and a healthful swinging of the arms in walking. Origin Old English mennisc 'human' (see man, -ish¹). The current sense dates from late Middle English. Rhymes banish, clannish, Spanish, tannish, vanish Definition of mannish in US English: mannish adjectiveˈmaniSHˈmænɪʃ derogatory (of a woman) having characteristics that are stereotypically associated with men and can be considered unbecoming in a woman. a mannish, sadistic matron Example sentencesExamples She was very mannish, and what we were taught was that those masculine traits were evil - and that her evil was somehow infectious. For six years, they had worn the square, mannish fashions the desperate times required - and they had had enough. ‘I'm sure that young man will be very grateful once this is all said and done,’ the woman informed Elle, in a rather mannish voice. There are things that I like about being a woman that I wouldn't give up just to be considered more mannish. Painted on small pieces of canvas board in the manner of a nearly competent illustrator, they feature a hard-boiled dame with a mannish haircut, very possibly the artist's image of herself. Perhaps those experiences normalised the wearing of mannish jackets for women as much as the influence of couture. Yes, tomboyish girls are cute, but isn't it an insult to call a woman mannish? The main female character in this tale is stocky and mannish (with a little mustache) and carries pimple medicine in her knapsack. Charlotte Gainsbourg, who carries so well the mannish shirt mantle passed down by her mother Jane Birkin, works the look perfectly. They are mostly oversized double-breasted jackets, almost-baggy trousers and mannish topcoats. Ranging from obese and untalented to anorexic and untalented to mannish and untalented, these actresses represent every image any man has ever thought of to keep himself from getting aroused. The grey slouch pants are mannish in wide cut, yet here are styled to retain a feminine appealing look. While her performance is deft and provocative, her mannish appearance is so off-putting that it's tough to imagine two men being so worked up over her they'd risk everything to have her. In Arzner's subtly altered version, Rosalind Russell's obsessive Harriet is a chilling yet mesmerising figure, and in low-angle shots and mannish attire, looms as majestic and vengeful as a modern-day Medea. At the time, a group of us used to dress in mannish suits as a homage to Frida. Innocent blondes, corrupted by wolfish brunettes with mannish haircuts and tight, tight sweaters, stare wide-eyed at the reader. The seventh member of the chorus, a wide shouldered, mannish, strong woman with steel gray eyes, took her place. In her mannish trousers and mane of golden red hair, Hepburn strode through her life with a passion, devoting 25 years to Spencer Tracy and moving on through all the long hours since his death. If you wear mannish trousers, a coat with flared skirt will look too feminine. I expect Kylie would look quite fetching in any part of the collection, however, particularly in comparison with some mannish catwalk models. Synonyms manlike, masculine, unfeminine, unwomanly, unladylike, amazonian Origin Old English mennisc ‘human’ (see man, -ish). The current sense dates from late Middle English.
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