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mannish
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of MANNISH
1
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men <a woman with a somewhat mannish gait>
Related Words hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho, ultramasculine; boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; Amazonian, butch
Near Antonyms metrosexual, unmacho; effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy; feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; emasculated, impotent, weakened; androgynous, neuter
Antonyms unmanly, unmasculine
2
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman <for her first outing as a spelunker she wore the same mannish jeans as the guys>
Near Antonyms effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy, unmanly, unmasculine, womanish, womanlike; distaff, petticoat
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