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Meaning of -mans | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. 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).
    UK, morpheme, obsolete
  2. Substitute for part of another word to disguise meaning.
    UK, morpheme, obsolete

Equivalents

Français -mans

Examples

“darkmans ← dark”
“greenmans ← green”
“lightmans ← light”
“Cheapmans ← Cheapside”
“Gracemans ← Gracechurch Street Market”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

-manship -mantadine -mantic -mas -mastia -mastix

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