manhood

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The state or condition of being a human being.

   “He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.”

2. isim The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.

   “He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.”

3. isim All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.

   “During the Second World War, Russia lost a great percentage of its young manhood, giving rise to a great wave of widowhood in the country.”

4. isim The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.

   “My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?”

5. isim The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.

   “The failure of William's business seems to have been quite damaging to his manhood.”

6. isim The male genitalia, especially the penis.

   “She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood.”