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
1synonym study For masculine
Other words for masculine
Other words from masculine
- mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
- mas·cu·lin·i·ty, mas·cu·line·ness, noun
- hy·per·mas·cu·line, adjective
- hy·per·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
- hy·per·mas·cu·line·ness, noun
- hy·per·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun
- non·mas·cu·line, adjective
- non·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
- non·mas·cu·line·ness, noun
- non·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun
- pseu·do·mas·cu·line, adjective
- su·per·mas·cu·line, adjective
- su·per·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun
- ul·tra·mas·cu·line, adjective
- un·mas·cu·line, adjective
- un·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with masculine
Words Nearby masculine
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How to use masculine in a sentence
Importantly, her contributions as a lawyer and a judge have done much to demonstrate how legal rules and approaches previously regarded as neutral and objective in reality reflected a masculine view of the world.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forged A New Place For Women In The Law And Society | LGBTQ-Editor | September 23, 2020 | No Straight NewsAnother hormone, testosterone, triggers the male body to develop masculine traits.
Even when he’s grown up and Kathi is interviewing him for the assistant job, Lane writes, Charlie says his father’s “masculine voice is still screaming at me, in my head…even while here, auditioning for a new role in Hollywood’s royal court.”
It’s an exaggerated masculine pride that moves through public spaces and behind closed doors—almost constantly present in workplaces, on the street, and in popular culture.
Thanks to avoiding manual labor his whole life, George’s hands are exquisitely smooth and creamy, delicate yet masculine.
She told a story of a fellow employee who identifies as a butch dyke (a lesbian who takes on a more masculine identity).
In America, there are way more male filmmakers than female ones, and they want to tell more masculine stories.
No excessively masculine hero of a traditional cowboy detective story, The Dude is a different kind of man.
Dudes and Maudes Abide at New York City Lebowski Fest | Rich Goldstein | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen it says masculine and feminine roles are distinct in the Bible.
Southern Baptist Convention: Trans People Don’t Exist | Jay Michaelson | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a grad student, I believed that ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ were tools of patriarchal oppression.
He steeled himself, for he had had his experience of woman's wiles; and his faith in masculine supremacy as a habit did not waver.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton“Well, you are a good creetur,” said that masculine female, looking up as her friend entered.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneShe belonged to that ultra-modern school which scorns to sue masculine admiration, but which cannot dispense with it nevertheless.
Dope | Sax RohmerShe learned to appreciate at its true value that masculine admiration which, in an unusual degree, she had the power to excite.
Dope | Sax RohmerAnd in the final battle, when the feminine principle is pitted against the masculine, I fancy we shall know how to win the day.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for masculine
/ (ˈmæskjʊlɪn) /
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
Origin of masculine
1Derived forms of masculine
- masculinely, adverb
- masculinity or rare masculineness, noun
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