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masculine
[ mas-kyuh-lin ]
/ ĖmƦs kyÉ lÉŖn /
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adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness.
Grammar. noting or pertaining to the gender of Latin, Greek, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, etc., which has among its members most nouns referring to males, as well as other nouns, as Spanish dedo, āfinger,ā German Bleistift, āpencil.ā
(of a woman) mannish.
noun Grammar.
the masculine gender.
a noun or other element in or marking that gender.
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Origin of masculine
synonym study for masculine
2. See male.
OTHER WORDS FROM masculine
Words nearby masculine
mascarpone, mascle, mascon, mascot, Mascouche, masculine, masculine caesura, masculine ending, masculine of center, masculine rhyme, masculinist
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British Dictionary definitions for masculine
masculine
/ (ĖmƦskjŹlÉŖn) /
adjective
possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man; manly
unwomanly
grammar
- denoting a gender of nouns, occurring in many inflected languages, that includes all kinds of referents as well as some male animate referents
- (as noun)German ``Weg'' is a masculine
Derived forms of masculine
masculinely, adverbmasculinity or rare masculineness, nounWord Origin for masculine
C14: via French from Latin masculÄ«nus, from masculus male, from mÄs a male
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