unmanly
/ʌnˈmænli/adjective, adverb
unmanly is spelled U-N-M-A-N-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unmanly means “Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unmanly?
| Letters | 7: U-N-M-A-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unmanly?
Unmanly appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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).
How do you pronounce unmanly?
- /ʌnˈmænli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unmanly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unmanly
- unmanlier comparative
- more unmanly comparative
- unmanliest superlative
- most unmanly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unmanly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
- 2
archaicOf or pertaining to something not human.
- 3
Not acceptable from a man.
- 4
Not becoming of a man.
- 5
Cowardly, base.
adverb
- 1
In a manner that is unmanly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unmanly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does unmanly come from?
From un- + manly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).