manful

2 definitions found

manful - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Manful \Man"ful\, a.
     Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous,
     resolute, noble. " Manful hardiness." --Chaucer. --
     Man"ful*ly, adv. -- Man"ful*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

manful - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  manful
      adj 1: possessing qualities befitting a man [syn: manly,
             manful, manlike] [ant: unmanful, unmanlike,
             unmanly]
      2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
         [syn: male, manful, manlike, manly, virile]