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A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
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masculine
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Word definitions for masculine in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of grammatical gender [ant: feminine , neuter ] associated with men and not with women [ant: feminine ] (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'" n. a gender that refers ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly. 2 Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female. 3 Belonging to males; typically used by males. 4 Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ Not a dangerous disposition I think; though it might be if my nature were more masculine &038; daring. ■ NOUN form ▪ From a very early age, lower-working-class boys engage in rough, exclusively masculine ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
masculine \mas"cu*line\ (m[a^]s"k[-u]*l[i^]n), a. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.] Of the male sex; not female. Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons. --Chaucer. Having the qualities ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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 ...
Usage examples of masculine.
Why, Abigail could best nearly any boy in the county at what were deemed masculine pursuits: hunting, riding and climbing trees.
Good gracious, but his deep masculine voice was rich, with a thick, lilting accent that could only be described as musical.
She still must follow citizen Anet as the feminine pronoun follows the masculine, or as a verb agrees with its nominative case in number and in person.
Either that axiom is false, or, whenever women as a class refuse their consent to the present exclusively masculine government, it can no longer claim just powers.
It amazed her that, barely hours after accepting her invitation, Judd had filled her bachelorette home with his masculine presence.
His evening clothes tightly hugged every masculine muscle from his bulging biceps to the powerful quadriceps in his thighs.
Despite the sloppy sounds of masculine bonhomie, they were not friends.
But the most irritating of girl--men is assuredly the Parisian and the boulevardier, in whom the appearance of intelligence is more marked and who combines in himself all the attractions and all the faults of those charming creatures in an exaggerated degree in virtue of his masculine temperament.
He smiled delightedly and his smile included Lord Bute who, he was sure, with masculine perspicacity, would be on his side.
I heard the girl laughing, and going up to the bed and passing my hand over it I came across some plain tokens of the masculine gender.
And how darkly handsome Capa was in this picture, the strong masculine features, the thick black brows and hair, the smoldering dark eyes, the seductive mouth all added up to one helluva knockout of a guy.
Sarah could read his changing expressions as he decided not to attempt to exert his masculine authority over her now, before he had wooed or coerced her into becoming his wife.
A loving, multidimensionally masculine father shows them how to be men without denigrating women or their need for them.
The same Deity was often masculine and feminine: what was Dea Luna in one country, was Deus Lunus in another.
They were permitted to have masculine visitors in the public parts of the Domus Publica, the State-owned house they shared with the Pontifex Maximus, though it was required to be a chaperoned business.