manly

Word family  noun man manhood mankind adjective manly ≠ unmanly manned ≠ unmanned mannish verb man adverb manfully

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++man·ly /ˈmænli/ adjective  MANhaving qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong 有男子气概的；勇敢而强壮的 SYN masculine a deep manly voice 低沉雄浑的嗓音► see thesaurus at man —manliness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

manly• In the portrait, the King looked manly and in control.• The Grill, which is open for dinner only, is not as manly as the classic steak house.• Once more I was impressed with his manly bearing.• He was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.• She watched him as she stood outside Faye's hospital room, and thought what a thoroughly manly man he was too.• a manly name• D' you think he's manly or something?• As Guglielmo, Bar gives a stylish, manly performance.• It was a manly, proud note.• Moreover, if only out of manly self-respect, you want some say-so over your day.• Up on the scaffolding, the two rugged manly types whistled at the womenfolk.

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manly
man‧ly /ˈmænli/ adjectivehaving qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong
   SYN  masculine:
    a deep manly voice
—manliness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

■ relating to men
   ▪ male adjective a male teacher, singer etc is a man. Male jobs are the kind of jobs that men typically do: Most science teachers are male. | a male nurse | We are trying to recruit more women to do traditionally male jobs such as engineering.
   ▪ masculine considered to be more typical of a man than of a woman: He had a very masculine face. | masculine aggression
   ▪ manly having the qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong: He took off his shirt, revealing his manly chest. | It isn’t considered manly to cry. | In the portrait, the King looked manly and in control. | He was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.
   ▪ macho behaving in a way that is traditionally typical of men, for example by being strong and tough and not showing your feelings – used especially either humorously or to show disapproval: On the outside he may seem to be very macho but inside he’s very sensitive. | Stallone always plays macho men. | He’s far too macho to drink mineral water.

manlyBrE /ˈmænli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmænli/ 🔊 adjective (often approving) (man·lier, man·li·est) having the qualities or physical features that are admired or expected in a man 有男子汉气概的；强壮的▸ man·li·ness BrE /ˈmænlinəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmænlinəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]