Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unmanliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-man-li-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being unmanly; sissiness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English unmanly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unmanliness From unmanly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unmanlinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

manliness manly unmanly

Synonyms

effeminacy effeminateness sissiness softness womanishness

Antonyms

manliness

Questions

What does unmanliness mean?
The property of being unmanly; sissiness.
Where does unmanliness come from?
Etymology tree English unmanly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unmanliness From unmanly + -ness.

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