unmanly

1. 1.

   without qualities thought to befit a man

   Synonymsunmanfully

Questions about unmanly

What does unmanly mean?

unmanly means "not possessing qualities befitting a man". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unmanly?

unmanly has 3 syllables: un-man-ly. The stress falls on "un".

What is another word for unmanly?

Close synonyms include unmanful, unmanlike, pusillanimous, poor-spirited, unmanfully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of unmanly?

The recorded antonyms are manly.

Is unmanly a common word?

unmanly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.