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Synonyms for manful

  • adjective

Most common

male brave masculine manly

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Masculine — courageous; noble; high-minded

masculine, manly, male, brave, bold, heroic, courageous, stout, intrepid, virile, manlike, hardy, daring, valiant, gallant, stalwart, undaunted, chivalrous, valorous

Other

lion-hearted

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Courageous; noble; high-minded.

Related words

Word family
manfully manfulness

Choose the right word

Manful or Manly?

Manly refers to all the qualities and traits worthy of a man; manful, especially to the valor and prowess that become a man; we speak of a manful struggle, manly decision; we say manly gentleness or tenderness; we could not say manful tenderness.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • male Some people say Japan is a male-dominated society.
  • brave When it comes to war, they are as brave as anyone.
  • masculine Cat is masculine in Berber and feminine in German.
  • manly He was one of the most manly boys in the school.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
manfulrising
malerising
braverising
masculinerising
manlyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
male1, bold1
5 letters
brave1, hardy2, manly2, stout1
6 letters
heroic3, daring2, virile2
7 letters
valiant2, gallant2, manlike
8 letters
intrepid3, stalwart2, valorous
9 letters
masculine3, undaunted3
10 letters
courageous3, chivalrous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardy2 = 2 syllables).