manhood
n.
state or time of being an adult male; manly qualities; men; state of being human
Man
Man (disambiguation)
A
man is a
male human.Depending on the context Man and its irregular Germanic plural Men may be used irrespective of age, or as an opposite to
boy (in its normal sense restricted to male minors) only for adult men.The same word can also be used irrespective of sex, especially in scientific and poetic language; see
Mannaz for etymology:
Human, humans considered as a species
Homo (genus), humans and their close relatives considered as a genus
First man or woman, found in mythical traditions of human origins
The Man, derisive slang phrase used to describe higher authorityMan, a (mainly US origin) term of
exasperation Man and in some cases Men may refer to:In
Celtic mythology, the sea god
Manannan
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Manhood
(n.)
The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
(n.)
Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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manhood
Noun
1. the state of being a man; manly qualities
(hypernym) adulthood
2. the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
(synonym) humanness, humanity
(hypernym) quality
(attribute) human
3. the status of being a man
(hypernym) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation