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Definition of Manfulness
1. Noun. The trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male.
Generic synonyms: Masculinity
Derivative terms: Manful, Manful, Manly, Manly, Virile
Definition of Manfulness
1. Noun. The state of being manful ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manfulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manfulness
Literary usage of Manfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Novel: A Study in the Development of Personality by Sidney Lanier (1914)
"... there is more manfulness in one moment of her loving and self-sacrificing
existence than in an ason of muscle-growth and sinew-breeding: and hers is the ..."
2. Southern Writers: Biographical and Critical Studies by William Malone Baskervill (1896)
"... yet to the eye of my spirit there is more manfulness in one moment of her
loving and self-sacrificing existence than in an eon of muscle-growth and ..."
3. Alfred Tennyson by Andrew Lang (1904)
"The self-restraint of Geraint, who does not slay the dwarf, " From his exceeding
manfulness And pure nobility of temperament," ..."
4. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane (1900)
"... and allowed no thoughts of his own to keep him from an attitude of manfulness.
He had performed his mistakes in the dark, so he was still a man. ..."
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