masculine
- 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, “finger,” German Bleistift, “pencil.”
- (of a woman) mannish.
- the masculine gender.
- a noun or other element in or marking that gender.
Origin of masculine
Synonyms for masculine
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macho, manly, muscular, gallant, brave, bold, hardy, hunk, adult, stud, jock, male, ape, caveman, stallion, beefcake, tuna, courageous, hairy, honorableExamples from the Web for masculine
Contemporary Examples of masculine
Then it says masculine and feminine roles are distinct in the Bible.
As a grad student, I believed that ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ were tools of patriarchal oppression.
Every person is made up of a mix of masculine and feminine features.
But to be clear, masculine aggression has always typified and justified Republican foreign policy.
And his small-scale sculpture Avarice and Lust (1887) embodies the two sins via a masculine form entangled with a female one.
Historical Examples of masculine
It arose, I imagine, from an excess of the masculine element in his nature.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
But, at that moment, to Dr. Eben it looked large and masculine.
Hetty's Strange HistoryAnonymous
The boy gave her the superior smile of the masculine creature.
Stories of a Western TownOctave Thanet
I told him that most of masculine Denboro fished or farmed or kept store.
The Rise of Roscoe PaineJoseph C. Lincoln
But since then it has had time and opportunity to become strong, bold, masculine, potential.
Dr. SevierGeorge W. Cable
masculine
- 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
Word Origin for masculine
Word Origin and History for masculine
mid-14c., "belonging to the male grammatical gender;" late 14c., "of men, male," from Old French masculin "of the male sex" (12c.), from Latin masculinus "male, of masculine gender," from masculus "male, masculine; worthy of a man," diminutive of mas (genitive maris) "male person, male," of unknown origin. Meaning "having the appropriate qualities of the male sex, manly, virile, powerful" is first attested 1620s. As a noun from mid-15c.
masculine
(măs′kyə-lĭn)- Of or relating to men or boys; male.
- Suggestive or characteristic of a man.