Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manlihood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-li-hood
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being manly; manliness; manhood

Uncountable

Etymology

Alteration of earlier manlihead, from Middle English manlihede, manlyhed, equivalent to manly + -hood.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: manlihede

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does manlihood mean?: The condition of being manly; manliness; manhood
Where does manlihood come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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