How to pronounce "manhood"

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it's clear I know what I want to do the

it's clear I know what I want to do the next hour special I want it's about all

next hour special I want it's about all

next hour special I want it's about all of the men other than my father who

of the men other than my father who

of the men other than my father who influenced me after his death this idea

influenced me after his death this idea

influenced me after his death this idea of manhood and fatherhood and

of manhood and fatherhood and

of manhood and fatherhood and masculinity and then realizing I have a

masculinity and then realizing I have a

masculinity and then realizing I have a plethora of stories some funny some

plethora of stories some funny some

plethora of stories some funny some moving some you know I'm a comedian I

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moving some you know I'm a comedian I have been very close to Comics that have

have been very close to Comics that have

have been very close to Comics that have killed themselves many of them I know I

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Phonetic Breakdown of "manhood"

Learn how to break down "manhood" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

man-hood

2 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈmænhʊd/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

M AE1 N HH UH2 D

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Definition of "manhood"

Pronunciation: /ˈmænhʊd/

Noun

The state or condition of being a human being

Example: "He feared the speedy decline of all manhood."

Synonyms: humanity
The state or condition of being an adult male human being, as distinguished from a child or a woman. Compare adulthood. Contrast womanhood and childhood.

Example: "He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood."
All of the adult male human beingss of a given locality, region, district, country, nation or state, or all of the adult male humans pertaining to a given human subgroup (culture, race, ethnicity, lineage, family, etc.), regarded collectively

Synonyms: mankind

Antonyms: womanhood, womankind
The idealized nature of an adult male human: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness, such as: courage, bravery, dominance, resolve, self-control, executive ability, physical/bodily strength, and sexual potency as regarded collectively

Example: "My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?"

Synonyms: manfulness, manliness, mannishness

Antonyms: womanhood, womanishness, womanliness
The self-concept of a man (an adult male human 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

Example: "I feel that when you boss me around, you insult my manhood."

Antonyms: womanhood
The male genitalia, especially the penis

Example: "She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood."

Synonyms: junk

Antonyms: womanhood

Related Words to "manhood"

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Words That Sound Like "manhood"

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