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Definitions for man
mænman

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. man, adult malenoun

    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

    "there were two women and six men on the bus"

  2. serviceman, military man, man, military personnelnoun

    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

    "two men stood sentry duty"

  3. mannoun

    the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

    "it was every man for himself"

  4. homo, man, human being, humannoun

    any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

  5. mannoun

    a male subordinate

    "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"

  6. mannoun

    an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

    "the army will make a man of you"

  7. valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, mannoun

    a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

    "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

  8. mannoun

    a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

    "she takes good care of her man"

  9. Man, Isle of Mannoun

    one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

  10. man, piecenoun

    game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

    "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"

  11. world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, manverb

    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

    "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

  12. manverb

    take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

    "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

  13. manverb

    provide with workers

    "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"

Wiktionary

  1. Mannoun

    Manitoba, a province of Canada

  2. Mannoun

    The genus Homo.

  3. Mannoun

    The Isle of Man

  4. Mannoun

    Humankind in general.

  5. MANnoun

    Metropolitan Area Network; a large computer network usually spanning a city.

  6. Etymology: From mannen, from mannian, gemannian, from mann. Cognate with mannen, mannen, manna, manna.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. MANnoun

    Etymology: man, mon , Saxon.

    The king is but a man as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me; the element shews to him as it doth to me, all his senses have but human conditions. William Shakespeare.

    All the west bank of Nilus is possessed by an idolatrous, man-eating nation. Edward Brerewood, on Languages.

    A creature of a more exalted kind
    Was wanted yet, and then was man design’d,
    Conscious of thought. John Dryden, Ovid.

    Nature in man capacious souls hath wrought,
    And given them voice expressive of their thought;
    In man the God descends, and joys to find
    The narrow image of his greater mind. Thomas Creech, Manilius.

    A combination of the ideas of a certain figure, with the powers of motion, and reasoning joined to substance, make the ordinary idea of a man. John Locke.

    On human actions reason though you can,
    It may be reason, but it is not man. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

    Bring forth men children only!
    For thy undaunted metal should compose
    Nothing but males. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    I had not so much of man in me,
    But all my mother came into mine eyes,
    And gave me up to tears. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

    Every man child shall be circumcised. Gen. xvii. 10.

    Ceneus, a woman once, and once a man,
    But ending in the sex she first began. John Dryden, Æn.

    A long time since the custom began, among people of quality, to keep men cooks of the French nation. Jonathan Swift.

    The nurse’s legends are for truths receiv’d,
    And the man dreams but what the boy believ’d. Dryden.

    Now thanked be the great god Pan,
    Which thus preserves my loved life,
    Thanked be I that keep a man,
    Who ended hath this bloody strife:
    For if my man must praises have,
    What then must I that keep the knave? Philip Sidney, b. i.

    My brother’s servants
    Were then my fellows, now they are my men. William Shakespeare.

    Such gentlemen as are his majesty’s own sworn servants should be preferred to the charge of his majesty’s ships; choice being made of men of valour and capacity rather than to employ other mens men. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

    I and my man will presently go ride
    Far as the Cornish mount. Abraham Cowley.

    You may partake of any thing we say:
    We speak no treason, man. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

    This same young sober-blooded boy doth not love me, nor a man cannot make him laugh. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    A man in an instant may discover the assertion to be impossible. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.

    He is a good-natured man, and will give as much as a man would desire. Edward Stillingfleet.

    By ten thousand of them a man shall not be able to advance one step in knowledge. John Tillotson, Sermons.

    Our thoughts will not be directed what objects to pursue, nor be taken off from those they have once fixed on; but run away with a man, in pursuit of those ideas they have in view. John Locke.

    A man would expect to find some antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman ship. Addison.

    A man might make a pretty landscape of his own plantation. Addison.

    Manners maketh man. William of Wykeham .

    I dare do all that may become a man;
    Who dares do more is none.
    —— What beast was’t then
    That made you break this enterprise to me?
    When you durst do it, then you were a man;
    And, to be more than what you were, you would
    Be so much more the man. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    He tript me behind, being down, insulted, rail’d,
    And put upon him such a deal of man,
    That worthied him. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    Will reckons he should not have been the man he is, had not he broke windows, and knocked down constables, when he was a young fellow. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 105.

    Thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 1 Sam. xvii. 33.

    In matters of equity between man and man, our Saviour has taught us to put my neighbour in the place of myself, and myself in the place of my neighbour. Isaac Watts, Logick.

    Thy face, bright Centaur, autumn’s heats retain,
    The softer season suiting to the man. Thomas Creech, Manilius.

    There would this monster make a man; any strange beast there makes a man. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

    What poor man would not carry a great burthen of gold to be made a man for ever. John Tillotson, Sermons.

    A Flemish man of war lighted upon them, and overmastered them. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

  2. To Manverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    Your ships are not well mann’d;
    Your mariners are muliteers, or reapers. William Shakespeare.

    A navy, to secure the seas, is mann’d;
    And forces sent. Samuel Daniel, Civil War.

    It hath been agreed, that either of them should send certain ships to sea well manned, and apparelled to fight. John Hayward.

    Their ships go as long voyages as any, and are for their burdens as well manned. Walter Raleigh, Essays.

    He had manned it with a great number of tall soldiers, more than for the proportion of the castle. Francis Bacon.

    They man their boats, and all their young men arm. Edmund Waller.

    The Venetians could set out thirty men of war, a hundred gallies, and ten galeases; though I cannot conceive how they could man a fleet of half the number. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    Timoleon forced the Carthaginians out, though they had manned out a fleet of two hundred men of war. Arbuthnot.

    See, how the surly Warwick mans the wall. William Shakespeare.

    There stands the castle by yond tuft of trees,
    Mann’d with three hundred men. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

    The summons take of the same trumpet’s call,
    To sally from one port, or man one publick wall. Nahum Tate.

    Advise how war may be best upheld,
    Mann’d by her two main nerves, iron and gold,
    In all her equipage. John Milton.

    Theodosius having mann’d his soul with proper reflexions, exerted himself in the best manner he could, to animate his penitent. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 164.

    Another way I have to man my haggard,
    To make her come, and know her keeper’s call;
    That is, to watch her. William Shakespeare.

    Thou whoreson mandrake, thou art fitter to be worn in my cap than to wait at my heels: I was never manned with agate till now. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    They distill their husbands land
    In decoctions, and are mann’d
    With ten expyricks in their chamber,
    Lying for the spirit of amber. Ben Jonson, Forest.

    Man but a rush against Othello’s breast,
    And he retires. William Shakespeare, Othello.

Wikipedia

  1. Man

    A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromosome from the father. Sex differentiation of the male fetus is governed by the SRY gene on the Y chromosome. During puberty, hormones which stimulate androgen production result in the development of secondary sexual characteristics, thus exhibiting greater differences between the sexes. These include greater muscle mass, the growth of facial hair and a lower body fat composition. Male anatomy is distinguished from female anatomy by the male reproductive system, which includes the penis, testicles, sperm duct, prostate gland and the epididymis, and by secondary sex characteristics, including a narrower pelvis, narrower hips, and smaller breasts without mammary glands. Throughout human history, traditional gender roles have often defined and limited men's activities and opportunities. Men often face conscription into military service or are directed into professions with high mortality rates, resulting in a shorter life expectancy than women. Many religious doctrines stipulate certain rules for men, such as forced circumcision. Men are over-represented as both perpetrators and victims of violence. Trans men have a gender identity that does not align with their female sex assignment at birth, while intersex men may have sex characteristics that do not fit typical notions of male biology.

ChatGPT

  1. man

    A man is an adult human male. This term typically refers to individuals who are biologically male and possess masculine attributes, such as physical traits, genetic characteristics, and reproductive organs associated with males. However, it is important to note that definitions of gender can vary across cultures and societies, and individuals may identify and express their gender differently.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mannoun

    a human being; -- opposed tobeast

  2. Mannoun

    especially: An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child

  3. Mannoun

    the human race; mankind

  4. Mannoun

    the male portion of the human race

  5. Mannoun

    one possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind

  6. Mannoun

    an adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject

  7. Mannoun

    a term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose!

  8. Mannoun

    a married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife

  9. Mannoun

    one, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun

  10. Mannoun

    one of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played

  11. Manverb

    to supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort

  12. Manverb

    to furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify

  13. Manverb

    to tame, as a hawk

  14. Manverb

    to furnish with a servants

  15. Manverb

    to wait on as a manservant

  16. Etymology: [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. mar, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. 104. Cf. Minx a pert girl.]

Wikidata

  1. Man

    A man is an adult human male. Like most other male mammals, a man's genome inherits an X chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father. The male fetus produces larger amounts of androgens and smaller amounts of estrogens than a female fetus. This difference in the relative amounts of these sex steroids is largely responsible for the physiological differences that distinguish men from women.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Man

    man, n. a human being: mankind: a grown-up male: a male attendant: one possessing a distinctively masculine character: a husband: a piece used in playing chess or draughts: a ship, as in man-of-war: a word of familiar address:—pl. Men.—v.t. to supply with men: to strengthen or fortify:—pr.p. man′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. manned.—ns. Man′-at-arms, a soldier; Man-child, a male child: a boy; Man′dom (rare), humanity, men collectively; Man′-eat′er, a cannibal: a tiger; Man′-en′gine, an elevator for raising and lowering men in some deep mines.—adj. Man′ful, having the qualities of a man: full of manliness: bold: courageous: noble-minded.—adv. Man′fully.—ns. Man′fulness; Man′-hole, a hole in a drain, cesspool, &c., large enough to admit a man, for the purpose of cleaning or repairing it; Man′hood, state of being a man: manly quality: human nature; Man′kind, the kind or race of man: the mass of human beings.—adj. Man′-like, having the appearance, characteristics, or qualities of a man.—n. Man′liness.—adj. Man′ly, becoming a man: brave: dignified: noble: pertaining to manhood: not childish or womanish.—n. Man′-mill′iner, a man engaged in millinery—often in contempt.—adjs. Man′-mind′ed (Tenn.), having the mind or qualities of a man; Man′nish, like a man: masculine: bold.—ns. Man′-of-war, a war-ship: (B.) a soldier; Man′-of-war's-man, a man who serves on board a war-ship; Man′-quell′er (Shak.), a man-killer, a murderer; Man′slaughter, the slaying of a man: (law) the killing of any one unlawfully, but without malice or forethought; Man′slayer, one who kills a man; Man′stealer, one who steals human beings, esp. to make slaves of them; Man′trap, a trap or machine for catching people who trespass.—Man about town, a fashionable idler, dangling about clubs, theatres, &c.; Man alive! an exclamation of surprise; Man Friday, a servile attendant, factotum—from Robinson Crusoe's man; Man in the moon, a fancied semblance of a man walking in the moon, with a bush near, and his dog behind him; Man of business, an agent or a lawyer; Man of (his) hands, a handy, clever fellow; Man of letters, a scholar and writer; Man of sin, the devil: Antichrist; Man of straw, a person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible; Man of the world, a person well accustomed to the ways and dealings of men. [A.S. mann; Ger. mann, Dut. man, L. mas—mans, a male, Sans. manu, a man.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. man

    1. A super-simian. 2. Holy dicebox of the devil. 3. God's scrapbook. 4. Anything allowed to stand at a public bar. 5. A biped with feathers in his or her hat. 6. A being said to be the highest work of God--and who admits it. 7. Any creature that creates a Creator in his own image. 8. A god in the crib.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. MAN

    Something that "Goes first on four feet, then two feet, then three, but the more feet it goes on the weaker it be!"

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. man

    A ship is frequently spoken of as man; as man-of-war, merchantman, Guineaman, East or West Indiaman, Greenlandman, &c.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. man

    To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like. Also, to supply with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify.

Editors Contribution

  1. mannoun

    An adult male human being with a penis

    Men are beautiful souls that are equal to women.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Man is ranked #8266 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Man surname appeared 4,010 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Man.

    67.4% or 2,706 total occurrences were Asian.
    22.2% or 893 total occurrences were White.
    4.4% or 180 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.9% or 120 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 103 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.2% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'man' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #129

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'man' in Written Corpus Frequency: #271

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'man' in Nouns Frequency: #5

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Anagrams for man »

  1. AMN

  2. MNA

  3. 'Nam

  4. 'nam

  5. Nam

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of man in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of man in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of man in a Sentence

  1. Abraham Lincoln:

    The provision of the Constitution giving the war-making power to Congress was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons. Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object. This, our Convention understood to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions; and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one man should hold the power of bringing this oppression upon us.

  2. Juan Martinez:

    Javier was just a young man full of life, running in this same stadium we're in now, he didn't deserve to die in a tragedy like this.

  3. Plato:

    Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures.

  4. Michael Avenatti:

    ( Cohen) is radioactive. Anyone that had any contact with this man in the last 20 years should be very concerned about what secrets of theirs are within these documents.

  5. Steve Harvey:

    You can’t stop them, you gotta outscore them. You can’t stop all them boys. They’ve got too many gorillas on the team. They coming to play, man. They got 800-pound gorillas on their team.

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