maness

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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8
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10
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6

Definition of maness

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (feminine, form-of, no-plural, nonce-word, obsolete)Female equivalent of man: woman.
    “Taught the Ædenic mysteries of man And maness; how in union infinite,”
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noun

  1. (feminine, form-of, no-plural, nonce-word, obsolete)Female equivalent of man: woman.
    “Taught the Ædenic mysteries of man And maness; how in union infinite,”

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname from Dutch.
  2. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

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Etymology

From man + -ess, especially after Biblical Hebrew אִשָּׁה (ishá, “woman”), which is traditionally presented as a feminine form of אִישׁ ('ish, “man”) but is a false cognate. Compare French hommesse, formed upon the same analogy.

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