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unmanfulness

unmanfulness noun: the quality of being unmanful; effeminacy.

Noun

unmanfulness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being unmanful; effeminacy.
    • As for my so-called ailment—which I had presumed was a symptom of age, and Sally had presumed was yet another symptom of my unmanfulness—there has been not a single sign.2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 418

Origin of unmanfulness

From unmanful + -ness.

Questions about unmanfulness

What does unmanfulness mean?
Unmanfulness means the quality of being unmanful; effeminacy.
What part of speech is unmanfulness?
Unmanfulness is a noun.

Words near unmanfulness in the dictionary

  1. unmaneuverability
  2. unmaneuverable
  3. unmaneuvered
  4. unmanful
  5. unmanfully
  6. unmanfulness
  7. unmangle
  8. unmangled
  9. unmangles
  10. unmangling
  11. unmaniacal

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