It is not manly to speak ill of others behind their backs.
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Manly
/ˈmænli/
Synonyms for "manly" (125 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (38)
full of integritygallantgentlemanlikegentlemanlygoodgreatheartedgutsyhardyheroicherolikehigh principledhigh-mindedhigh-principledhighly respectablehonesthonorableimmaculateintrepidinviolateironhearted
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Adverb(1 words)
Related words (62)
manlikemannishmasculinemoralmulenoblepluckyprincipledpurered-bloodedreputableresoluterespectablerightright mindedright-mindedrighteoussoldierlikesoldierlyspotless
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stablestainlessstalwartsteadfaststerlingstoutstoutheartedtoughtrue-dealingtrue-devotedtrue-disposingtrue-souledtrue-spiritedtrueheartedunafraidunblemisheduncorruptuncorruptedundauntedundefileduneffeminateunflinchingunimpeachableunshrinkingunspottedunstainedunsullieduntarnishedunwaveringuprightuprighteousupstandingvaliantvalorousventuresomevirilevirtuousworthyyeomanly
Adjective(3 words)
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entriesact manlyin a manly waymanly appearancemanly couragemanly demeanormanly mannermanly physiquemanly virtuemove manlyspeak manly
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 15 languages.
Bengali
1 entries- মরদ adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мъжествен adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Catalan
2 entries- masculí adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
- viril adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Czech
1 entries- mužný adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Danish
1 entries- mandig adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Finnish
1 entries- miehekäs adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Irish
1 entries- fearúil adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Latin
1 entries- virilis adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Middle English
1 entries- manly adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Māori
1 entries- taitoa adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- mandig adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- مردانه adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Romanian
1 entries- bărbătos adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Slovak
1 entries- mužný adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Spanish
1 entries- viril adj (having the qualities of a man such as courage)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
He is a silent, manly boy.
Source: tatoeba (303975)
Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex, when, in fact, men are insultingly supporting their own superiority.
Source: tatoeba (413864)
You are a manly man!
Source: tatoeba (1189436)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.