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-mans

suffix — 2 senses

-mans

suffix

Etymology Cognate with English -ment, French -ment and Italian -mente.

1

UK, Morpheme, Obsolete 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
1 more example
  • lightmans ← light
2

UK, Morpheme, Obsolete Substitute for part of another word to disguise meaning.

  • Cheapmans ← Cheapside
  • Gracemans ← Gracechurch Street Market
Synonyms
-ness

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.