1
as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
a woman with a somewhat mannish gait
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as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
worked on the assembly line wearing a T-shirt and mannish overalls
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Recent Examples of mannish
Here, the suffragists portrayed are mannish and middle-aged, typical of many negative suffragist depictions, stereotyping them as unsexed spinsters.
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Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
Sandra wears a suit jacket in court to signal her bisexuality, consistent with the mannish presiding judge (Anne Rotger) and the accusatory court spectators.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
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Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
Sandra wears a suit jacket in court to signal her bisexuality, consistent with the mannish presiding judge (Anne Rotger) and the accusatory court spectators.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannish
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These surveillance photos of two people who police say are Rob Baker and a male accomplice captured them entering the Sementilli home.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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To test the birds’ mathematical abilities, scientists in Germany placed two male carrion crows (Corvus corone) in front of a digital screen in a laboratory.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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The show anticipated what can happen when masculine entitlement and artificial intelligence meet.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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Beyond the shorts and baggy jacket, Hailey Bieber chose a pair of flat, masculine loafers matched with white high socks, emulating the schoolgirl aesthetic.—
Isabel Serra,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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Dior’s collection referenced the H-line created by its founder Christian Dior for Fall-Winter 1954-1955 – a controversial silhouette at the time as its flattened shape appeared, for some, unfeminine.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
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“Mannish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannish. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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