different between manly vs manty

English

Etymology

From Middle English manly, manli, manlich, from Old English *manl??, *mannl?? (suggested by adverb manl??e, mannl??e (“in a manly way; stately”)), from Proto-Germanic *mannl?kaz (“manly”), equivalent to man +? -ly. Cognate with Old High German manl?h (“manly”) (German männlich), Dutch mannelijk, Old Norse mannligr (“human”) (Danish mandlig, Swedish manlig).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mænli/

Adjective

manly (comparative manlier, superlative manliest)

1. Having the characteristics of a man.
2. Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble.
   • Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain / The load of life.

   • 2001, Thomas W. Smith, Revaluing Ethics: Aristotle's Dialectical Pedagogy (page 86)

     Without a successful defense of one's city, none of the other virtues would be possible; manly courage seems to be a precondition for anything else worth achieving in life.

Antonyms

• womanly

Derived terms

• manliness

Translations

Anagrams

• Lyman, Lynam

English

Noun

manty (plural manties)

1. Alternative spelling of manti (Turkish dumpling)
2. Synonym of mantou (Chinese dumpling bun)
3. Synonym of mandu (Korean bun dumpling)
4. attributive form of manties (men's panties) (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Anagrams

• mayn't