Manly vs Uncommon - What's the difference?
manly | uncommon |
Having the characteristics of a man.
Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble.
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
* 2001 , Thomas W. Smith, Revaluing Ethics: Aristotle's Dialectical Pedagogy (page 86)
Rare; not readily found; unusual.
Remarkable; exceptional.
As adjectives the difference between manly and uncommon
is that manly is having the characteristics of a man while uncommon is rare; not readily found; unusual.manly
English
Adjective
(er)- Let's briefly put on manly readiness.
- Serene and manly , hardened to sustain / The load of life.
- 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.
Derived terms
* manlinessAntonyms
* womanlyuncommon
English
Adjective
(er)- Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state
- The diamond was of uncommon size