masculine
(adjective) associated with men and not with women
masculine
(adjective) of grammatical gender
masculine
(adjective) (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; âa masculine cadenceâ; âthe masculine rhyme of âannoy, enjoyââ
masculine
(noun) a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
Source: WordNet® 3.1
masculine (comparative more masculine, superlative most masculine)
Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
Synonym: male
Antonyms: female, womanly
Belonging to males; typically used by males.
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
Synonyms: manly, virile
Antonyms: effeminate, emasculated, epicene, unmanly
(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
(of a noun) Being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
(of some other parts of speech) Being inflected in agreement with the masculine noun.
Coordinate terms: feminine, neuter
masculine (plural masculines)
(grammar) The masculine gender.
(grammar) A word of the masculine gender.
That which is masculine.
(rare, possibly obsolete) A man.
• calumnies, manicules, semuncial
Source: Wiktionary
Mas"cu*line, a. Etym: [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]
1. Of the male sex; not female. Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons. Chaucer.
2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. Hallam.
3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [R.] "A masculine church." Fuller.
4. (Gram.)
Definition: Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.
– Mas"cu*line*ly, adv.
– Mas"cu*line*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
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