manless

English

Etymology

From Middle English manles, from Old English mannlēas, from Proto-Germanic *manalausaz, equivalent to man +‎ -less. Cognate with Dutch manloos, German mannlos, Icelandic mannlauss.

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manless (not comparable)

  1. Without a man or men.
  2. Lacking masculinity.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page iii:
      A eunuch is a negative creature. A beardless Moslem is contemptuously designated as manless.

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