unmanliness

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noun

The property of being unmanly; sissiness.

Similar
effeminacyeffeminatenesssissinesssoftnesswomanishness
Opposite
manliness
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Meanings

noununmanliness (countable and uncountable, plural unmanlinesses)

plural unmanlinesses

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being unmanly; sissiness.

    Reproaching me as bastard, captive-born, Who, in my coward, base unmanliness Abandoned thee, Ο Aias, […]

    1878, Edward Hayes Plumptre, transl., Aias, lines 1015–1017

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
manliness

nounthe trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

Similar
effeminacyeffeminatenesssissinesssoftnesswomanishness
Broader
femininitymuliebrity
Also see
effeminacyeffeminatenesssissinesssoftnesswomanishness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From unmanly + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνανδρία
  • ἀνανδρία (anandría)the property of being unmanly
Finnish epämiehekkyys
  • epämiehekkyysthe property of being unmanly
Hungarian férfiatlanság
  • férfiatlanságthe property of being unmanly
Irish mífhearúlacht
  • mífhearúlachtthe property of being unmanly
Urdu نامردی
  • نامردی (nāmardī)the property of being unmanly
Cite this entry
APA

unmanliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmanliness

MLA

“unmanliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmanliness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmanliness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmanliness.

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