manhood

CEFRB2

/ˈmænhʊd/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being an adult man.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.

Examples

  • He is now in the prime of manhood.

  • Most athletes are at their best during their early manhood.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state or condition of being a human being.

  2. The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.

  3. The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.

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In context

  • He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.

  • He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.

  • Feel awfully about Scott... It was a terrible thing for him to love youth so much that he jumped straight from youth to senility without going through manhood. The minute he felt youth going he was frightened again and thought there was nothing between youth...

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Origin

noun

From Middle English manhode, also manhede (> obsolete English manhead), equivalent to man + -hood. Cognate with Middle Dutch manheit (“manhood”), Middle Low German manheit (whence German Low German Mannheit (“manhood”)), German Mannheit (“manhood”).