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manless

manless

1 5.8
With no males present or involved
  • adjective
  • /ˈmæn.ləs/
translation icon : sin hombres
  • She felt a sense of freedom in her manless household, where she could make decisions on her own.

Examples

  • In the manless office, the women collaborated seamlessly, proving that teamwork does not depend on gender.

  • Early on, to explain this manless family, I wrote a few sentences about Jessie's father, "the disappearing dude," as she jauntily called him, who'd taken off when she was small.

    Academic text (2010)
  • And Halfbaby knows, too, why her world is manless.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • You are manless.

  • After the breakup, he found himself in a manless environment, focusing on self-discovery and growth.

How Many

men
286 1.0
manless
1 5.8

Surface Forms

manless positive

Morphology

manless = man (transparent) = man + less

Literally 'without a man/men'; the components and their meaning are directly combinable.

Etymology

Manless comes from man ('male person') and the ending -less ('without'). So a manless household or club is one that has 'no men' present or involved.