manhood

1. (countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being a human being.

   He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.

   the quality of being human

2. (countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.

   He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.

   Menschentum, Menschsein, Menschheit

   челове́чностьčelovéčnostʹ, му́жественностьmúžestvennostʹ

   the state of being a man; manly qualities

3. (countable, uncountable)All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.

   (exclusively and universally: only synonymous in cases for which women are excluded, and when the meaning of manhood is universal or worldwide)

   During the Second World War, Russia lost a great percentage of its young manhood, giving rise to a great wave of widowhood in the country.

   мужско́й полmužskój pol, мужчи́ныmužčíny

4. (countable, uncountable)The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.

   My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?

   Traditionally, men sought to enhance the manhood of their young sons, so that they would become manly men, but in general, men no longer do so.

5. (countable, uncountable)The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.

   The failure of William's business seems to have been quite damaging to his manhood.

   I feel that when you boss me around, you insult my manhood.

   му́жественностьmúžestvennostʹ, му́жествоmúžestvo

6. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable)The male genitalia, especially the penis.

   She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood.

   Männlichkeit, Gemächte

   мужски́е половы́е о́рганыmužskíje polovýje órgany, мужски́е генита́лииmužskíje genitálii, мужско́е досто́инствоmužskóje dostóinstvo

1. Tom is approaching manhood.

   deAus Tom wird allmählich ein Mann.

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2. Yanni's father oozed manhood and authority.

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3. He is now in the prime of manhood.

   ruСейчас он мужчина в полном расцвете сил.

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4. He had barely reached manhood when he married.

   ruОн женился, едва достигнув совершеннолетия.

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5. From infancy to manhood is rather a tedious period.

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