Manhood

//ˈmænhʊd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being a human being. countable, uncountable

    "He feared the speedy decline of all manhood."

  2. 2
    the status of being a man wordnet
  3. 3
    The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary. countable, uncountable

    "He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood."

  4. 4
    the quality of being human wordnet
  5. 5
    All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively. countable, uncountable

    "(exclusively and universally: only synonymous in cases for which women are excluded, and when the meaning of manhood is universal or worldwide)"

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  1. 6
    the state of being a man; manly qualities wordnet
  2. 7
    The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively. countable, uncountable

    "My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?"

  3. 8
    The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly. countable, uncountable

    "The failure of William's business seems to have been quite damaging to his manhood."

  4. 9
    The male genitalia, especially the penis. countable, euphemistic, uncountable

    "She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood."

Etymology

From Middle English manhode, also manhede (> obsolete English manhead), equivalent to man + -hood. Cognate with Middle Dutch manheit (“manhood”), Middle Low German manheit (whence German Low German Mannheit (“manhood”)), German Mannheit (“manhood”).

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