Manhood

English

Etymology

From Middle English

Noun

Singular Manhood

Plural -

Manhood (-)

1. The state of being man as a human being.

   He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.

2. State of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.

   A strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.

3. The qualities ascribed to manliness; courage; bravery; resolve.
4. The male genitalia.
5. Men considered as a group.

Synonyms

• (human being): mankind, humanity

Translations

state of being human

Finnish: ihmisyys fi(fi)

Turkish: insanlık tr(tr), insaniyet tr(tr)

state of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.

Finnish: miehuus fi(fi) French: virilité fr(fr) f. German: Männlichkeit de(de) f. Greek: ανδρισμός el(el) m.

Italian: mascolinità it(it) f. Polish: męskość pl(pl) f. Spanish: virilidad es(es) f. Turkish: erkeklik tr(tr)

qualities ascribed to manliness

Finnish: miehekkyys fi(fi) Greek: ανδρισμός m., αρρενωπότητα f.

Turkish: erkeklik tr(tr)

male genitalia

Finnish: miehuus fi(fi) Greek: ανδρισμός m.

Polish: męskość pl(pl) f. Turkish: erkeklik tr(tr), erkeklik organı tr(tr)

men as a group

Finnish: miehet fi(fi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

Turkish: erkeklik, yiğitlik, insanlık

See also

• Template:Pedia

af:manhood fr:manhood ko:manhood io:manhood hu:manhood ml:manhood ru:manhood fi:manhood ta:manhood te:manhood vi:manhood