"manly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmænli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: manlier [comparative], manliest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English manly, manli, manlich, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, equivalent to man + -ly. Cognate with Old High German manlīh (“manly”) (German männlich), Dutch mannelijk, Old Norse mannligr (“human”) (Danish mandlig, Swedish manlig). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|manly}} Middle English manly, {{m|enm|manli}} manli, {{m|enm|manlich}} manlich, {{inh|en|ang|*manlīċ}} Old English *manlīċ, {{m|ang|manlīċe||in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately}} manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*mannlīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, {{suffix|en|man|ly|id2=adjectival}} man + -ly, {{cog|goh|manlīh|t=manly}} Old High German manlīh (“manly”), {{cog|de|männlich}} German männlich, {{cog|nl|mannelijk}} Dutch mannelijk, {{cog|non|mannligr|t=human}} Old Norse mannligr (“human”), {{cog|da|mandlig}} Danish mandlig, {{cog|sv|manlig}} Swedish manlig Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} manly (comparative manlier, superlative manliest)
  1. Having the characteristics of a man. Translations (having the characteristics of a man): ἀνδρώδης (andrṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), رُجُولِيّ (rujūliyy) (Arabic), առնական (aṙnakan) (Armenian), মরদ (morod) (Bengali), мъжки (mǎžki) (Bulgarian), 男氣 [Cantonese] (Cantonese), 男气 (naam⁴ hei³) [Cantonese] (Cantonese), viril (Catalan), پیاوانە (pyawane) (Central Kurdish), 男子氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 男子气 (nánzǐqì) (Chinese Mandarin), mužný (Czech), mužský (Czech), mandlig (Danish), mannelijk (Dutch), miehekäs (Finnish), viril (French), კაცური (ḳacuri) (Georgian), მამაკაცური (mamaḳacuri) (Georgian), ვაჟკაცური (važḳacuri) (Georgian), männlich (German), αντρίκειος (antríkeios) (Greek), αρρενωπός (arrenopós) [masculine] (Greek), ανδροπρεπής (androprepís) (Greek), גַּבְרִי (gavri) (Hebrew), férfias (Hungarian), jantan (Indonesian), fearúil (Irish), 男らしい (otokorashii) (alt: おとこらしい) (Japanese), masculus (Latin), výriškas (Lithuanian), whakatāne (Maori), manly (Middle English), mannlig (Norwegian Bokmål), mannleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), masculin (Occitan), werlīċ (Old English), مردانه (merdane) (Ottoman Turkish), نر (nër) (Pashto), نارينه (nâriná) (Pashto), مردانه (mardâne) (Persian), męski (Polish), mężny (note: also: courageous) (Polish), varonil (Portuguese), viril (Portuguese), masculin (Romanian), bărbătesc (Romanian), viril (Romanian), bărbătos (Romanian), му́жественный (múžestvennyj) (note: also: courageous) (Russian), мужеподо́бный (mužepodóbnyj) (Russian), мужско́й (mužskój) [masculine] (Russian), vīrėšks (Samogitian), वृषन् (vṛṣan) (Sanskrit), fearail (Scottish Gaelic), duineil (Scottish Gaelic), tapaidh (Scottish Gaelic), varonil (Spanish), manlig (Swedish), erkeksi (Turkish), מענלעך (menlekh) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-manly-en-adj-HxsxZdhg Disambiguation of 'having the characteristics of a man': 86 14
  2. Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble. Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-manly-en-adj-XmfakV8j Disambiguation of Personality: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 32 68 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 23 19 16 12 1 21 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 19 21 24 12 1 16 1 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 6 19 21 24 12 1 16 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manlily, manliness Translations (having the qualities of a man such as courage): মরদ (morod) (Bengali), мъжествен (mǎžestven) (Bulgarian), masculí (Catalan), viril (Catalan), mužný (Czech), mandig (Danish), miehekäs (Finnish), fearúil (Irish), virilis (Latin), taitoa (Maori), manly (Middle English), mandig (Norwegian Bokmål), مردانه (merdane) (Ottoman Turkish), bărbătos (Romanian), mužný (Slovak), viril (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'having the qualities of a man such as courage': 47 53

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "86 14",
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "mandlig"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "miehekäs"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "viril"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳacuri",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "კაცური"
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "antríkeios",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "αντρίκειος"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "arrenopós",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "αρρενωπός"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "androprepís",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "ανδροπρεπής"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "andrṓdēs",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "ἀνδρώδης"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gavri",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "גַּבְרִי"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "férfias"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "jantan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "fearúil"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "alt": "おとこらしい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "otokorashii",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "男らしい"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "pyawane",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "پیاوانە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "masculus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "výriškas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "whakatāne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "mannlig"
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "masculin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "werlīċ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "merdane",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "مردانه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "nër",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "نر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "nâriná",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "نارينه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mardâne",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "مردانه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "męski"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "note": "also: courageous",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "mężny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "varonil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "viril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "masculin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "bărbătesc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "viril"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "bărbătos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "also: courageous",
          "roman": "múžestvennyj",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "му́жественный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mužepodóbnyj",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "мужеподо́бный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mužskój",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мужско́й"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "sgs",
          "lang": "Samogitian",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "vīrėšks"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vṛṣan",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "वृषन्"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "fearail"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "duineil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "tapaidh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "varonil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
          "word": "erkeksi"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "menlekh",
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "rujūliyy",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "رُجُولِيّ"
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "男子氣"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "nánzǐqì",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "男子气"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "mandlig"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "mannelijk"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "miehekäs"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "viril"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "grc",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "fearúil"
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      "roman": "otokorashii",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "ckb",
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      "code": "la",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "ang",
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      "code": "ota",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "note": "also: courageous",
      "roman": "múžestvennyj",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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      "code": "sgs",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vṛṣan",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "वृषन्"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "fearail"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "duineil"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "tapaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "varonil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "manlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "erkeksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "menlekh",
      "sense": "having the characteristics of a man",
      "word": "מענלעך"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "morod",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "মরদ"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "мъжествен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "masculí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "viril"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "mužný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "mandig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "miehekäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "fearúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "virilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "taitoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "manly"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "mandig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "merdane",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "مردانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "bărbătos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "mužný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having the qualities of a man such as courage",
      "word": "viril"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "manly"
  ],
  "word": "manly"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": manlike vs. mužepodóbnyj",
  "path": [
    "manly"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "manly",
  "trace": ""
}

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