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The correct spelling is manhood.
How to pronounce manhood
noun
IPA: /ˈmænhʊd/
Say it like: Man-hoo-d
The correct spelling is manhood. The state or condition of being a human being For example: "He feared the speedy decline of all manhood."
Usage Examples
“He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.”
“He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.”
“My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?”
Definition
noun
- 1.The state or condition of being a human being
- 2.The state or condition of being an adult male human being, as distinguished from a child or a woman. Compare adulthood. Contrast womanhood and childhood.
- 3.All of the adult male human beingss of a given locality, region, district, country, nation or state, or all of the adult male humans pertaining to a given human subgroup (culture, race, ethnicity, lineage, family, etc.), regarded collectively
- 4.The idealized nature of an adult male human: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness, such as: courage, bravery, dominance, resolve, self-control, executive ability, physical/bodily strength, and sexual potency as regarded collectively
- 5.The self-concept of a man (an adult male human being) with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly
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