Synonyms for men
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : men |
| Phonetic Transcription : mɛn |
Top 10 synonyms for men Other synonyms for the word men
Définition of men
Origin :- plural of man (n.). To separate the men from the boys in a figurative sense is from 1943; earliest uses tend to credit it to U.S. aviators in World War II.
- One of the most expressive G.I. terms to come out of the late strife was "that's where they separate the men from the boys" -- so stated by American aviators leaning from their cockpits to observe a beach-landing under fire on some Pacific island far below. ["Arts Magazine," 1947]
- noun male human
- Not only millionaires; but also painters and novelists and men and women of varied distinction.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She was in a box with two men—one old and one young—and an older woman.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Men who take from the poor daily interest for a drachma, and spend it in debauchery.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Some of the people demanded what he had to say of the gods, since he had spoken so ably of men.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- We are like men in a subterranean cave, so chained that they can look only forward to the entrance.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "Men say it is not so grand as the statue of Zeus, that we have at Olympia," replied the boy.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- If the West stopped producin' men fur you, you'd be as bad off as if it stopped producin' food.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- There are not many boys, or men, I think, that would have had the courage to act as you did.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- In truth, it's amazing to take count of the Western men among us in all the professions.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Some other men and a woman were scanning the hoisting machinery with superior looks.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
Antonyms for men
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