different between fearless vs manful

English

Etymology

fear +? -less

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??l?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??l?s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)l?s
• Hyphenation: fear?less

Adjective

fearless (comparative more fearless, superlative most fearless)

1. Without fear.
   • 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 3:

     "Our fearless reporter"... I'm not fearless, John. I don't like this.

Synonyms

• frightless

Derived terms

• fearlessness
• fearlessly

Translations

See also

• unafraid
• intrepid
• courageous

English

Etymology

From Middle English manful, manfull, equivalent to man +? -ful.

Adjective

manful (comparative more manful, superlative most manful)

1. Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
2. (by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.

Derived terms

• manfully
• manfulness

See also

• mainful

Anagrams

• man flu

Middle English

Alternative forms

• man-ful, monful, manffull, manfull

Etymology

From mon +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?manful/

Adjective

manful

1. Noble, brave, strong, daring, determined; displaying virtues seen as manly.

Derived terms

• manfully
• monfulnesse

Descendants

• English: manful
• Scots: manfull (obsolete)

References

• “manful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.