Word

man, n.
(men)
freq. cnt. 1218

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 749 freq. cnt.: 749

adult male man

sample sentences

"there were two women and six men on the bus"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

manly manly

antonym

woman

semantic pointers

part meronym

adult male body, man's body

instance hyponym

Adam Cain Abel Seth Ham Japheth Shem

hypernym

adult, grownup male, male person

hyponym

someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 348 freq. cnt.: 346 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

man military man military personnel serviceman

sample sentences

"two men stood sentry duty"

lexical pointers

antonym

civilian

semantic pointers

member holonym

force, military force, military unit, military group

domain of synset (topic)

armed forces, military, armed services, military machine, war machine

hyponym

air force officer, commander gunner, artilleryman, cannoneer, machine gunner sailor, bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy commando, ranger draftee, conscript, inductee enlisted person Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier officer, military officer noncombatant occupier striper veteran, vet, ex-serviceman veteran, veteran soldier volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary

hypernym

skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman

the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 87 freq. cnt.: 87

man

sample sentences

"it was every man for himself"

semantic pointers

hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 55 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 5

homo human human being man

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

human human

semantic pointers

member of this domain (topic)

prepubescent, prepubertal body, organic structure side nutrition schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch polydactyly, hyperdactyly syndactyly, syndactylism

part meronym

loin, lumbus figure, form, flesh, shape, frame, human body, anatomy, physical body, material body, soma, build, physique, bod, chassis body hair head of hair, mane human head foot, human foot, pes arm hand, manus, mitt, paw face, human face

hypernym

hominid

member holonym

genus Homo

hyponym

world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man Homo erectus Homo soloensis Homo habilis Homo sapiens Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis Rhodesian man, Homo rhodesiensis

a male subordinate
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

man

sample sentences

"the chief stationed two men outside the building"
"he awaited word from his man in Havana"

semantic pointers

hypernym

subordinate, underling, subsidiary, foot soldier

an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

man

sample sentences

"the army will make a man of you"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

manly manly

semantic pointers

hypernym

male, male person

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
<noun.animal>

human beings human race humanity humankind humans man mankind world

sample sentences

"all the world loves a lover"
"she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

semantic pointers

hypernym

group, grouping man, human being, human, homo

member meronym

people

game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
<noun.artifact>

man piece

sample sentences

"he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"
"he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"

semantic pointers

hyponym

black checker, chequer chessman, chess piece tile white

hypernym

game equipment

a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
<noun.person>

man

sample sentences

"she takes good care of her man"

lexical pointers

antonym

woman

semantic pointers

domain of synset (usage)

colloquialism

hypernym

lover male, male person

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

gentleman gentleman's gentleman man valet valet de chambre

sample sentences

"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

valet

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

man man

semantic pointers

hypernym

body servant manservant