- manlike man·like adj
- ['mænˌlaɪk]
(appearance, qualities) umano (-a), (pej: woman) mascolino (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
manlike man·like adj
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man-like — also manlike, mid 15c., from MAN (Cf. man) (n.) + LIKE (Cf. like) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
manlike — [man′līk΄] adj. 1. like or characteristic of a human being 2. like or fit for a man; masculine … English World dictionary
manlike — man•like [[t]ˈmænˌlaɪk[/t]] adj. 1) resembling a human being; anthropoid 2) cv manly: manlike fortitude[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 man′like ly, adv. man′like ness, n … From formal English to slang
manlike — manlikely, adv. manlikeness, n. /man luyk /, adj. 1. resembling a human being; anthropoid. 2. belonging or proper to a man; manly: manlike fortitude. [1250 1300; ME; see MAN1, LIKE] * * * … Universalium
male — adj Male, masculine, manly, manlike, mannish, manful, virile are comparable when meaning of, characteristic of, or like a male, especially of the human species. Male (opposed to female) applies to animals and plants as well as to human beings and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… … Universalium
female — n Female, woman, lady are comparable when meaning a person and especially an adult who belongs to the sex that is the counterpart of the male sex. Female (the correlative of male) emphasizes the idea of sex; it applies not only to human beings… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
anthropoid — (adj.) manlike, 1835, from Gk. anthropoeides like a man, resembling a man; in human form; see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo ) + IOD (Cf. iod). As a noun, attested from 1832 (the Greek noun in this sense was anthroparion) … Etymology dictionary
