manhood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being a man; manly qualities
  2. noun the quality of being human
    humanness; humanity.
    • he feared the speedy decline of all manhood
  3. noun the status of being a man

WordNet


Man"hood noun
Etymology
Man- + -hood.
Definitions
  1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
  2. Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.
    I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. Shak.

Webster 1913