manful
manful adjective: showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
Adjective
manful (comparative manfuller, superlative manfullest)
- Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
- If Cousin wasn’t trying so hard to be manful, he’d be crying.1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 245
- Courageous; noble; high-minded.
manful meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
manful in Tamil
- துணிவுமிக்க
manful in Urdu
- بہادر, دلیر, جری, شجاع
manful in Bengali
- সাহসী, দৃঢ়সংকল্প
manful in Malayalam
- bold, courageous, brave
- ആണത്തമുള്ള, പൗരുഷമുള്ള, ഉശിരുള്ള, വീരനായ, ശൂരനായ, പൗരുഷ
More languagesFewer languages
- manful in Kannada
- ಕೆಚ್ಚಿನ, ಎದೆಗಾರಿಕೆಯ, ಮನೋದಾರ್ಢ್ಯವುಳ್ಳ
Forms of manful
| comparative | manfuller |
|---|---|
| superlative | manfullest |
Origin of manful
From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man + -ful.
Words formed from manful
Questions about manful
- What does manful mean?
- Manful means showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
- What is manful in Tamil?
- Manful in Tamil is துணிவுமிக்க. See Manful meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is manful?
- Manful is an adjective.
Words near manful in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: manful (page history and authors); manful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manful (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manful (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manful (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); manful (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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