MANLINESS, MANLY
ADJECTIVES
1000 ► DOW to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly → obs.
1493 ► MANFUL befitting a man; manly → obs.
1905 ► MANNISH manly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOORDLY stalwart, sturdy, strong, manly → Sc. (Bk.)
NOUNS
– EARLSHIP † manliness, bravery; nobility, lordship …a1000
– MAN FAT virility, manly power …20C Brit. colloq.
– MANHEAD † the quality of being manly; manhood; virility; courage, valour …c1275
– MANLIHOOD * n. manliness …1641
– MANSHIP † manly courage, valour; vigour, manliness …c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– PAIR a pair of testicles; hence, manliness or courage …1985 US sl.
– VALOUR † worth or worthiness in respect of manly qualities or attributes …a1300
– VALUE worth or efficacy in combat or warfare; manliness, valour …1590
NOUNS, PERSON
L19 ► HE-MALE a manly ma → sl.
VERBS
1960 ► HAVE A PAIR to be macho, manly → US sl.
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