masculine

¹mas·cu·line

adj \ˈmas-kyə-lən\

Definition of MASCULINE

1

a : male b : having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man

2

: of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males <masculine nouns>

3

a : having or occurring in a stressed final syllable <masculine rhyme> b : having the final chord occurring on a strong beat <masculine cadence>

— mas·cu·line·ly adverb

— mas·cu·lin·i·ty \ˌmas-kyə-ˈli-nə-tē\ noun

Examples of MASCULINE

1. The living room is decorated in a more masculine style than the bedroom.
2. “He” is a pronoun of the masculine gender.
3. The masculine form of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”

Origin of MASCULINE

Middle English masculin, from Latin masculinus, from masculus, noun, male, diminutive of mas male

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MASCULINE

Synonyms: male, manlike, manly, mannish, man-size (or man-sized), virile

Antonyms: unmanly, unmasculine

Related Words: hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho, ultramasculine; boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; Amazonian, butch

Near Antonyms: metrosexual, unmacho; effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy; feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; emasculated, impotent, weakened; androgynous, neuter

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