manlike
/ˈmænlaɪk/adjective
manlike is an adjective meaning “Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-A-N-L-I-K-E, and it appears about once in every 43 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does manlike mean?
adjective
- 1
Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile.
- 2
Of or relating to a human being; anthropoid, anthropomorphous.
The legendary Bigfoot is said to be a manlike creature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce manlike?
- UK /ˈmanlʌɪk/
- US /ˈmænlaɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of manlike
- more manlike comparative
- most manlike superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is manlike?
Manlike appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does manlike come from?
From man + -like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).