Synonyms for manly
ˈmæn liman·ly

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1. manlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   womanly

2. manlyadjective

   Antonyms:
   womanly

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1. manly

   We apply male to the sex, masculine to the qualities, especially to the stronger, hardier, and more imperious qualities that distinguish the male sex; as applied to women, masculine has often the depreciatory sense of unwomanly, rude, or harsh; as, a masculine face or voice, or the like; tho one may say in a commendatory way, she acted with masculine courage or decision. Manlike may mean only having the outward appearance or semblance of a man, or may be closely equivalent to manly. Manly refers to all the qualities and traits worthy of a man; manful, especially to the valor and prowess that become a man; we speak of a manful struggle, manly decision; we say manly gentleness or tenderness; we could not say manful tenderness. Mannish is a depreciatory word referring to the mimicry or parade of some superficial qualities of manhood; as, a mannish boy or woman. Masculine may apply to the distinctive qualities of the male sex at any age; virile applies to the distinctive qualities of mature manhood only, as opposed not only to feminine or womanly but to childish, and is thus an emphatic word for sturdy, intrepid, etc.

   See synonyms for FEMININE.

   Synonyms:
   male, manful, manlike, mannish, masculine, virile

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1. manly

   Synonyms:
   bold, courageous, generous, open, chivalrous, frank, firm, noble, stately, fine, mature, masculine, brave, fearless, hardy, vigorous, manlike, manful, dignified

   Antonyms:
   womanish, childish, timid, unmanly, dastardly, weak, puny, ungrown, boyish

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1. manly, manful, manlikeadjective

   possessing qualities befitting a man

   Synonyms:
   anthropoid, virile, manful, male, manlike

   Antonyms:
   effeminate, epicene, unmanlike, sissified, emasculate, unmanly, sissy, sissyish, womanish, unmanful, feminine, cissy

2. male, manful, manlike, manly, virileadverb

   characteristic of a man

   "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"

   Synonyms:
   anthropoid, potent, virile, manful, male, manlike

   Antonyms:
   emasculate, sissyish, womanish, feminine, sissified, unmanlike, cissy, unmanly, sissy, effeminate, unmanful, epicene

3. manfully, manlyadverb

   in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

   "having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home"

   Synonyms:
   manfully

   Antonyms:
   unmanful, sissified, feminine, unmanly, womanish, cissy, unmanlike, emasculate, epicene, sissyish, sissy, effeminate

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   the synonym for andrew is manly

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1. manlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   brave, courageous, intrepid, stout, bold, firm, undaunted, vigorous, strong, daring, heroic, noble, manful

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1. manlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   manlike, resolute, brave, strong, dignified

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1. List of paraphrases for "manly":

   virile, masculine, rugged

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1. Deniese Kennedy-Kollar:

   Our gun culture is very heavily masculine, it is seen as manly to be identified with guns.

2. Longfellow:

   Look not mournfully into the Past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and with a manly heart.

3. Thucydides:

   The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.

4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   Look not mournfully into the Past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present. In is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and a manly heart.

5. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.