manful

English

Etymology

From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man +‎ -ful.

Adjective

manful (comparative manfuller, superlative manfullest)

1. Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
   • 1988, Bapsi Sidhwa, Ice-Candy Man, Daunt Books (2016), page 245:

     If Cousin wasn’t trying so hard to be manful, he’d be crying.

2. (by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.

Derived terms

• manfully
• manfulness

Translations

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See also

• mainful

Anagrams

• man flu, man-flu

Middle English

Alternative forms

• man-ful, monful, manffull, manfull

Etymology

From man (“man, person”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanful/

Adjective

manful

1. Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined; displaying virtues seen as manly.

Derived terms

• manfully
• monfulnesse

Descendants

• English: manful
• Scots: manfull (obsolete)

References

• “manful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Old English

Alternative forms

• mānfull

Etymology

By surface analysis, mān (“crime, sin”) +‎ -ful

Adjective

mānful

1. wicked, evil, dire
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Þā sē hālga martyr mid þām Hālgan Gāst āfylled smearcode mid mūþe and tō þām mānfullan cwæþ "Ūs ġedafenaþ tō offriġenne þām undēadlīċum gode."

     Then the holy martyr, filled with the Holy Spirit, smiled with his mouth and to the evil man said "It benefits us to sacrifice to the undying God."

Declension

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mānful	mānful	mānful
Accusative	mānfulne	mānfulle	mānful
Genitive	mānfulles	mānfulre	mānfulles
Dative	mānfullum	mānfulre	mānfullum
Instrumental	mānfulle	mānfulre	mānfulle
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mānfulle	mānfulla, mānfulle	mānful
Accusative	mānfulle	mānfulla, mānfulle	mānful
Genitive	mānfulra	mānfulra	mānfulra
Dative	mānfullum	mānfullum	mānfullum
Instrumental	mānfullum	mānfullum	mānfullum

Declension of mānful — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mānfulla	mānfulle	mānfulle
Accusative	mānfullan	mānfullan	mānfulle
Genitive	mānfullan	mānfullan	mānfullan
Dative	mānfullan	mānfullan	mānfullan
Instrumental	mānfullan	mānfullan	mānfullan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mānfullan	mānfullan	mānfullan
Accusative	mānfullan	mānfullan	mānfullan
Genitive	mānfulra, mānfullena	mānfulra, mānfullena	mānfulra, mānfullena
Dative	mānfullum	mānfullum	mānfullum
Instrumental	mānfullum	mānfullum	mānfullum

Declension of mānful — Weak