manless

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adjective

Without a man or men.

OriginMiddle English manles ← Old English mannlēas ← Proto-Germanic *manalausaz →
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Meanings

adjectivemanless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a man or men.
  2. not comparableLacking 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

  1. Proto-Germanic*manalausaz
  2. Old Englishmannlēas
  3. Middle Englishmanles
  4. Englishmanless

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

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Translations

Turkish erkeksiz
  • erkeksizmanless

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

manless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manless

MLA

“manless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manless.

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