maness

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proper noun

A surname from Dutch.

OriginBiblical Hebrew אִשָּׁה →
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Meanings

maness1

nounmaness (plural not attested)
  1. feminineno pluralnonce wordobsoleteFemale equivalent of man: woman.

    Taught the Ædenic mysteries of man And maness; how in union infinite,

    1855, Philip James Bailey, The Mystic and Other Poems, p. 130 (Google Books view)

Maness2

proper nounManess (countable and uncountable, plural Manesses)

plural Manesses

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Dutch.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
woman

Origin

maness · noun

  1. Biblical Hebrewאִשָּׁה“woman”
  2. Englishmaness

From man + -ess, especially after Biblical Hebrew אִשָּׁה (ishá, “woman”), which is traditionally presented as a feminine form of אִישׁ ('ish, “man”) but is a false cognate. Compare French hommesse, formed upon the same analogy.

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Maness · proper noun

  1. DutchManes
  2. EnglishManess

Probably a variant of Dutch Manes.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Essmanmessan
Cite this entry
APA

maness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maness

MLA

“maness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maness.

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