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manless

manless adjective: without a man or men.

Adjective

manless (not comparable)

  1. Without a man or men.
  2. Lacking masculinity.
    • A eunuch is a negative creature. A beardless Moslem is contemptuously designated as manless.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page iii

Origin of manless

From Middle English manles, from Old English mannlēas, from Proto-Germanic *manalausaz, equivalent to man + -less. Cognate with Dutch manloos, German mannlos, Icelandic mannlauss.

Words formed from manless

Questions about manless

What does manless mean?
Manless means without a man or men.
What part of speech is manless?
Manless is an adjective.

Words near manless in the dictionary

  1. mankurts
  2. manky
  3. manky mallard
  4. manky mallards
  5. Manlayag
  6. manless
  7. manlessly
  8. manlessness
  9. manlet
  10. manlets
  11. Manley

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