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-mans
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mans Mans MANs
English
Alternative forms
en -man, en -manes
Etymology
en Cognate with en -ment, fr -ment and it -mente.
Suffix
en obsolete UK thieves Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning the state of being (the adjective), the quality of being (the adjective), or the measure of being (the adjective).
darkmans ← dark
greenmans ← green
lightmans ← light
en obsolete UK thieves Substitute for part of another word to disguise meaning.
Cheapmans ← Cheapside
Gracemans ← Gracechurch Street Market
Synonyms
form nouns en -ness
Derived terms
en
References
Anagrams
en amns MNAs MNSA NASM mnas