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manace

manace is the obsolete form of menace.

Meaning of menace

Noun

menace (plural menaces)

  1. A perceived threat or danger.
    • the dark menace of the distant war.1697, Virgil, “The Ninth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
  2. The act of threatening.
    Synonyms:
    minacity, minacy
  3. (informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

See all 6 meanings of menace

Forms of manace

Noun
pluralmanaces
Verb
third-person singular presentmanaces
present participlemanacing
past participlemanaced
pastmanaced

Questions about manace

What is manace the obsolete form of?
Manace is the obsolete form of menace.

Words near manace in the dictionary

  1. Manabo
  2. Manabozho
  3. Manabí
  4. manaca
  5. Manaccan
  6. manace
  7. manaced
  8. manacein
  9. manaces
  10. manacin
  11. manacing

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