English Dictionary

unmanly

IPA（発音記号）

/ʌnˈmænli/

形容詞

人物 行動・行為

(of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.

日本語の意味

男らしいとされる性質が欠如している。つまり、成熟や力強さがなく、場合によっては幼稚、女々しい、あるいは臆病といった特徴が見られる。

His unmanly refusal to confront the bully left his friends disappointed.

いじめっ子に立ち向かうことを拒んだ彼の男らしくない態度は友人たちを失望させた。

意味（1）

(of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.

'I do not know which is the worse,' he cried, 'the fraudulent old villain or the unmanly young cub. […]

意味（2）

Of or pertaining to something not human.

And then, it may be, of his wish to roam Repented he, but in his bosom slept The silent thought, nor from his lips did come One word of wail, whilst others sate and wept, And to the reckless gales unmanly moaning kept.

意味（3）

(of a behaviour or action) Cowardly, base.

Abhorred bloodshed and tumultuous strife, Unmanly murder, and unthrifty scath, Bitter despight, with rancours rusty knife, And fretting griefe the enemy of life; All these, and many evils moe haunt ire, The swelling Splene, and Frenzy raging rife, The shaking Palsey, and Saint Fraunces fire: Such one was Wrath, the last of this ungodly tire.

意味（4）

(of a behaviour or action) Not acceptable from a man.

Mr. Coverley was quite brutal: he swore at her with unmanly rage, and seemed scarce able to refrain even from striking her.

意味（5）

(of a behaviour or action) Not becoming of a man.

Jo wanted to lay her head down on that motherly bosom, and cry her grief and anger all away, but tears were an unmanly weakness, and she felt so deeply injured that she really couldn’t quite forgive yet.

unmanlier （ comparative ）

more unmanly （ comparative ）

unmanliest （ superlative ）

most unmanly （ superlative ）