Husbandlike

/ˈhʌz.bənd.laɪk/

पति जैसा; पति-सदृश; पति के अनुरूप

Origin & History

Formed in English from husband + -like (“resembling”), meaning “like a husband”; recorded in older/less common usage alongside husbandly.

अंग्रेज़ी में husband + -like (अर्थ: ‘जैसा/सदृश’) से बना शब्द, अर्थ ‘पति जैसा’; पुराने/कम प्रचलित प्रयोग में husbandly के साथ मिलता है।

Definition

Showing the care, responsibility, protectiveness, or support typically associated with a husband; suitable to a husband’s role (often used descriptively, sometimes old-fashioned).

पति के अनुरूप गुण या व्यवहार दिखाने वाला; पति की भूमिका के लिए उपयुक्त—जैसे देखभाल, जिम्मेदारी, संरक्षण या सहयोग (अक्सर वर्णनात्मक, कभी-कभी पुराना प्रयोग)।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
He offered husbandlike support during her illness.
उसकी बीमारी के दौरान उसने पति-सा सहयोग दिया।

Usage Examples

His husbandlike attentiveness made her feel secure.
She admired his husbandlike steadiness and patience.
The novel describes a husbandlike devotion that borders on self-sacrifice.
He took a husbandlike role in managing the household finances.

Synonyms

Husbandly Spouselike Wifely (context-dependent opposite gender) Marital Conjugal

Antonyms

Unhusbandlike Unmarried Spouseless Unconjugal

Related Forms

Verb
Husband (resources)
Adjective
Husbandlike / Husbandly / Unhusbandlike
Adverb
Husbandly (rare)

Idioms & Phrases

Husbandlike devotion
पति-सदृश/पति जैसा समर्पण
Husbandlike care
पति जैसा/पति-सदृश ध्यान और देखभाल
In a husbandlike way
पति की तरह / पति-सदृश ढंग से