manly

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmænli/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, equivalent to man +‎ -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old High German manlīh (“manly”) (whence German männlich), Dutch mannelijk, Old Norse mannligr (“human”) (Danish mandlig, Swedish manlig). ==== Adjective ==== manly (comparative manlier, superlative manliest) Having the characteristics of a man. Coordinate term: womanly Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English manlīċe, equivalent to man +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix). ==== Adverb ==== manly In a way befitting a man. Synonym: manlily Coordinate term: womanly === Anagrams === Lyman, Lynam, Malyn == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English *manlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz; equivalent to man +‎ -ly (adjectival suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== maneli, manli, manlich, manliche, monly monlich (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmanliː/, /ˈmɔnliː/, /-lit͡ʃ/ ==== Adjective ==== manly Human; pertaining to humankind. Male, masculine; pertaining to men. Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble. ===== Descendants ===== English: manly Scots: manly ===== References ===== “manlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === From Old English manlīċe; equivalent to mon +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== manleche, manli, manlich, manliche, manlie, manlik, manlike, manneleche, mannely, monlik, monly (Early Middle English) monliche ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmanliː/, /ˈmɔndliː/, /-liːtʃ(ə)/ ==== Adverb ==== manly In a human or civilised way. In a way befitting a man; courageously, resolutely, nobly. (rare) In a male or masculine way. ===== Descendants ===== English: manly ==== References ==== “manlī, adv.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.