2023-07-04 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M - Male & manly & masculine
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Male = ‘MEYL’
ออกเสียง manly = ‘MAN-lee’
ออกเสียง masculine = ‘MAS-kyuh-lin’
NECTEC’s Lexitron-2 Dictionary
ให้คำแปล Male = N. ผู้ชาย Adj. ซึ่งเป็นของผู้ชาย
ให้คำแปล manly = Adj. ซึ่งเป็นลูกผู้ชาย
ให้คำแปล masculine = N. ผู้ชาย Adj. คุณสมบัติของผู้ชาย
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Male & manly & masculine
These words are closely related
but have distinct meaning and application.
Male always refers to sex:
“Jim belongs to a male choir.”
Manly implies possession of the most desirable qualities
a male can have.
Masculine refers to the qualities of a male
as contrasted with those of a female.
Male, manly, and masculine
have the shades of meaning concerning men
that female, womanly, and feminine have for woman.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
male = being of the human or animal sex
which begets offspring;
the sex that produces gametes (spermatozoa)
Not to be confused with:
mail = the letters and packages that are
transported by the postal service;
= to send via the postal service:
I will mail the letter for you.;
= flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings:
The knight wore mail into battle.
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR MALE
Male, masculine, virile
are adjectives that describe men and boys
or attributes and conduct culturally ascribed to them.
Male, which is applied to plants and animals
as well as to human beings,
is a biological or physiological descriptor,
classifying individuals on the basis of their potential
or actual ability to inseminate in bisexual reproduction.
It contrasts with female in all such uses:
his oldest male relative;
the male parts of the flower.
Masculine refers essentially to qualities, characteristics,
or behaviors deemed by a culture or society
to be especially appropriate to
or ideally associated with men and boys.
In American and Western European culture,
these have traditionally included features
such as strength, forthrightness, and courage:
a firm, masculine handshake;
a masculine impatience at indecision.
Virile implies a vigor and muscularity
associated with mature manhood
and often carries a suggestion of sexual
or procreative potency:
his virile good looks;
a swaggering, virile walk.
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR MANLY
Manly, manful, mannish
mean having the traits or qualities
that a culture regards as especially characteristic of
or ideally appropriate to adult men.
Manly is usually a term of approval, suggesting
traits admired by society,
such as determination, decisiveness, and steadiness:
a manly acceptance of the facts;
manly firmness of character.
Manful, also a term of approval, stresses qualities
such as courage, strength, and fortitude:
a manful effort to overcome great odds.
Mannish is most often used derogatorily
in reference to the traits, manners, or accouterments of a woman that are thought to be more appropriate to or typical of a man:
a mannish abruptness in her speech;
She wore a severely mannish suit.
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc
Male
See also father; mankind; sex; women.
the domination of society and politics by males. — androcratic, adj.
Biology. the condition of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes; male parthenogenesis. — androgenetic, adj.
in women, an obsession with men; nymphomania.
a preference for males. — androphilic, adj.
1. an abnormal fear of men.
2. a hatred of males.
1. dedication to the state of being a bachelor.
2. behavior typical of a bachelor.
in women, an abnormal aversion to males.
1. a community in which the father or oldest male
is the supreme authority, and descent is traced through the
male line.
2. government by males, with one as supreme. — patriarchist, n.
— patri-archic, patriarchical, adj.
a condition of some animals, and especially of some fowls,
in which the female, when old, assumes some of the characteristics of the male of the species. — virilescent, adj.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Male & masculine
1. 'male'
Male means 'relating to the sex that cannot have babies'.
You can use male as an adjective
to describe either people or animals.
A male nurse came to take my temperature.
Male dogs tend to be more aggressive.
You can use male as a noun to refer to an animal.
They protect their territory from other males.
In scientific contexts,
male is sometimes used as a noun to refer to men or boys.
The condition affects both males and females.
People sometimes use male to talk about men,
in order to avoid using 'man' or 'boy'.
I looked in through the window and saw only males.
The police are looking for a tall white male in his mid-twenties.
2. 'masculine'
Masculine means 'typical of men, rather than women'.
He was tall, strong, and very masculine.
They painted the room in dark, masculine colours.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'masculine' to talk about animals.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary,
man′li•ness, n.
syn.: manly, manful, mannish
mean having traits or qualities considered typical of
or appropriate to adult males.
manly, a term of approval, suggests such admirable traits
as maturity and steadiness:
a manly acceptance of responsibility.
manful, also an approving term, stresses such qualities as courage and strength:
a manful effort to overcome great odds.
mannish is most often used, esp. derogatorily,
in referring to the qualities or accouterments of
a woman considered more appropriate to a man:
the mannish abruptness of her speech;
She wore a severely mannish suit.
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