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Webster 1913 Edition
Manhood
Man′hood
,Noun.
[
Man-
+ -hood
.] 1.
The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
2.
Manly quality; virility; courage; bravery; resolution.
I am ashamed
That thou hast power to shake my
That thou hast power to shake my
manhood
thus. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Manhood
MAN'HOOD
,Noun.
1.
Virility; as opposed to womanhood.2.
Human nature; as the manhood of Christ.3.
The qualities of a man; courage; bravery; resolution. [Little used.]Definition 2024
manhood
manhood
English
Noun
manhood (countable and uncountable, plural manhoods)
- The state of being man as a human being.
- He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.
- State of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
- A strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.
- The qualities ascribed to manliness; courage; bravery; resolve.
- (euphemistic) The male genitalia.
- She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood.
- 2016, Rory Tingle, "Thai man has a sex ring removed with bolt cutters after it became stuck on his ****", Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers:
- A Thai man was taken to hospital to have a sex toy removed with bolt cutters after it got stuck on his ****. He was using the device at home but was left in agony when he could not detach it from his manhood.
- Men, considered as a group.
Synonyms
Translations
state of being human
state of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
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qualities ascribed to manliness
male genitalia
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men as a group
