Antonyms for manhoods


Grammar : Noun
Spell : man-hoo d
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn hʊd


Definition of manhoods

Origin :
  • early 13c., "state of being human," from man (n.) + -hood. Meanings "state of being an adult male," also "manliness," are from late 14c. Similar words in Old English were less explicitly masculine; cf. manscipe "humanity, courtesy," literally "man-ship;" mennisclicnes "state of man, humanity, humaneness, human nature." The more "manly" word was werhad "male sex, virility, manhood" (see first element in werewolf).
  • noun physical maturity and strength of adult male or female
  • noun maturity
Example sentences :
  • One quarter of a million young men annually sacrifice the priceless gem of manhoods virtue just here.
  • Extract from : « Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction » by T. W. Shannon
  • But my rights bind you, and yours bind me, and yet you and I are equal; our manhoods are equal.
  • Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 » by Various
  • In spite of the beauty of Galahauts devotion, its logic and preciosity scarcely throb with manhoods blood.
  • Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor

Synonyms for manhoods

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