manlike

manlike

adjective

Definition of MANLIKE

1

of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men <some people still consider nursing to be a less manlike occupation>

Synonyms male, manlike, manly, mannish, man-size (or man-sized), virile

Related Words hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho, ultramasculine; boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; Amazonian, butch

Near Antonyms metrosexual, unmacho; effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy; feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; emasculated, impotent, weakened; androgynous, neuter

Antonyms unmanly, unmasculine

2

having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman <polls have shown that strong-willed, assertive women running for public office are regarded by some voters as too manlike>

Synonyms hoydenish, manlike, mannish, tomboyish, unladylike, unwomanly

Related Words gentlemanly, male, manly, masculine

Near Antonyms effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy, unmanly, unmasculine, womanish, womanlike; distaff, petticoat

Antonyms female, feminine, ladylike, womanly