"-mans" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Latin mēns (“mind”). Cognate with English -ment, French -ment and Italian -mente. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mēns||mind}} Latin mēns (“mind”), {{cog|en|-ment}} English -ment, {{cog|fr|-ment}} French -ment, {{cog|it|-mente}} Italian -mente Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -mans, {{en-suffix}} -mans
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)". Tags: UK, morpheme, obsolete Synonyms: -man, -manes Synonyms (form nouns): -ness
    Sense id: en--mans-en-suffix-W5X4Ke1t Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'form nouns': 91 9
  2. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Substitute for part of another word to disguise meaning. Tags: UK, morpheme, obsolete
    Sense id: en--mans-en-suffix-bScvjyFV Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant

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