different between indomitable vs manful

English

Etymology

From Late Latin indomitabilis, from in- (“not”) + domitare, frequentative of dom?re (“to tame”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?d?m?t?bl?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?d?m?t?bl?/

Adjective

indomitable (comparative more indomitable, superlative most indomitable)

1. Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
   • 1902, A. E. W. Mason, The Four Feathers, ch. 1:

     Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.

   • 1910, William Henry Hudson, A Shepherd's Life, ch. 7:

     But he was a youth of indomitable spirit, strong and agile as a wild cat.

   • 2007, Richard Corliss, "When Betty Got Frank," Time, 31 March:

     Nobody came on to the movie camera—wrapped it in a bear hug and wrestled it to submission—like Betty Hutton. They called this 40s singer-actress "the Blitzkrieg blond" . . . . [S]he was indomitable, unstoppable.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:indomitable

Related terms

Translations

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.