Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maness

/mˈɑnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: maness
IPA: /mˈɑnɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Female equivalent of man: woman.

Obsolete

name

A surname from Dutch.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: אִשָּׁה, Manes
Suffix: man

Usage

Inflected Forms

Manesses (plural)

Rhymes With

alanis kiwanis galanis

Questions

How do you pronounce maness?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑnɪs/.
What does maness mean?: Female equivalent of man: woman.
Where does maness come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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