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mennish

/ˈmɛn.ɪʃ/

mennish adjective: like or characteristic of men.

Adjective

mennish (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Like or characteristic of men.
    • But Men are Mennish[;] don't seek perfect Men.1910, John Bunyan Robinson, Bird Or Feather Convention
    • I hate men and all things mennish!2009, Jennifer Clare Burke, Visible: A Femmethology

Origin of mennish

* Modern uses are probably men + -ish. * Older ones may be from Middle English mennish (“human”), from Old English mennisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person, human”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- or *men-. By surface analysis, man + -ish. Doublet of mannish, mense, and mensch.

Questions about mennish

What does mennish mean?
Mennish means like or characteristic of men.
What part of speech is mennish?
Mennish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mennish?
Mennish is pronounced /ˈmɛn.ɪʃ/.

Words near mennish in the dictionary

  1. Mennes
  2. Mennie
  3. Menning
  4. Menningerian
  5. Mennings
  6. mennish
  7. Menno
  8. Mennock
  9. Mennonist
  10. Mennonists
  11. Mennonite

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