| ADJECTIVE | all | unmanly, unmanful, unmanlike | not possessing qualities befitting a man |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | unmanly, pusillanimous, poor-spirited | lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution | |
| ADVERB | all | unmanly, unmanfully | without qualities thought to befit a man |
| Meaning | not possessing qualities befitting a man. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | unmanful, unmanlike | |
| Narrower | effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy | Having unsuitable feminine qualities |
| womanish | Having characteristics / characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men | |
| Opposite | manly, manful, manlike | possessing qualities befitting a man |
| Spanish | afeminado | |
| Nouns | unmanliness | the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) |
| Meaning | lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | pusillanimous, poor-spirited | |
| Broader | cowardly, fearful | lacking courage |
| Spanish | pusilánime | |
| Catalan | covard, pusil·lànime | |
| Nouns | unmanliness | the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) |
| Meaning | Without qualities thought to befit a man. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | unmanfully | |
| Opposite | manfully, manly | In a manful manner |
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