What is another word for Yeomanly?

Pronunciation: [jˈə͡ʊmənli] (IPA)

Yeomanly is an adjective that describes the qualities of a yeoman, who is a person who owns and cultivates a small farm. Other synonyms for yeomanly include honorable, noble, virtuous, and principled. These words are all used to describe someone who carries themselves with dignity and integrity. Other words that can be used as synonyms for yeomanly include honest, sincere, and straightforward. These qualities are highly valued in a person, as they demonstrate a strong moral character. Using synonyms for yeomanly can help to convey this sense of decency and uprightness in a variety of contexts, from personal character traits to business and political leaders.

What are the hypernyms for Yeomanly?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Yeomanly

In the outing dress he wore at home he was always effective, but there was something in Jeff's figure which did not lend itself to more formal fashion; something of herculean proportion which would have marked him of a classic beauty perhaps if he had not been in clothes at all, or of a Yeomanly vigor and force if he had been clad for work, but which seemed to threaten the more worldly conceptions of the tailor with danger.
"The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
Well could he dress his tackle Yeomanly: His arrows drooped not with feathers low, And in his hand he bare a mighty bow.
"Chaucer"
Adolphus William Ward
He did not drive him from his shelter in the Moors, because he had unwarily passed his word-his word, which, with Yeomanly pride, John Cobham held sacred as his bond-to let him remain until he committed some offence; but, for this offence, both he and Daniel watched and waited with an impatience and irritability which contrasted strangely with the honourable self-restraint that withheld him from direct abuse of his power.
"Jesse Cliffe"
Mary Russell Mitford

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