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masculine
mas·cu·line M0132800 (măs′kyə-lĭn) adj. 1. Of or relating to men or boys; male. 2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to men, such as aggressiveness. 3. Grammar Relating or belonging to the gender of words or forms that refer chiefly to males or to things grammatically classified as male. 4. Music Ending on an accented beat: a masculine cadence. n. 1. Grammar a. The masculine gender. b. A word or word form of the masculine gender. 2. Archaic A male person.
[Middle English masculin, from Old French, from Latin masculīnus, from masculus, male, diminutive of mās.]
mas′cu·line·ly adv. mas′cu·line·ness, mas′cu·lin′·ity (-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n. masculine (ˈmæskjʊlɪn) adj1. possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man; manly2. unwomanly3. (Grammar) grammar a. denoting a gender of nouns, occurring in many inflected languages, that includes all kinds of referents as well as some male animate referentsb. (as noun): German "Weg" is a masculine. [C14: via French from Latin masculīnus, from masculus male, from mās a male] ˈmasculinely adv ˌmascuˈlinity, ˈmasculineness nmas•cu•line (ˈmæs kyə lɪn)
adj. 1. pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men. 2. having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness. 3. of, pertaining to, or being the grammatical gender that has among its members most nouns referring to males, as well as other nouns, as Spanish dedo “finger” or German Bleistift “pencil.” 4. (of a woman) mannish. n. 5. the masculine gender. 6. a word or other form in or marking the masculine gender. [1300–50; Middle English masculin < Latin masculīnus=mascul(us) male (mās male + -culus -cule1) + -īnus -ine1] mas′cu•line•ly, adv. male masculine1. 'male'Male means 'relating to the sex that cannot have babies'. You can use male as an adjective to describe either people or animals. A male nurse came to take my temperature.Male dogs tend to be more aggressive.You can use male as a noun to refer to an animal. They protect their territory from other males.In scientific contexts, male is sometimes used as a noun to refer to men or boys. The condition affects both males and females.People sometimes use male to talk about men, in order to avoid using 'man' or 'boy'. I looked in through the window and saw only males.The police are looking for a tall white male in his mid-twenties.2. 'masculine'Masculine means 'typical of men, rather than women'. He was tall, strong, and very masculine.They painted the room in dark, masculine colours.Be Careful!
Don't use 'masculine' to talk about animals. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  masculine - a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as malegender, grammatical gender - a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness | | Adj. | 1. | masculine - of grammatical gendermasculine - associated with men and not with womenfeminine - of grammatical genderneuter - of grammatical gender; "`it' is the third-person singular neuter pronoun" | | 2. | masculine - associated with men and not with womenmanful, manlike, manly - possessing qualities befitting a manmale - being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"masculine - of grammatical genderfeminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition" | | 3. | masculine - (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manneraccented, stressed - bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" |
masculineadjective1. male, manly, mannish, manlike, virile, manful masculine characteristics such as a deep voice and facial hair2. strong, powerful, bold, brave, strapping, hardy, robust, vigorous, muscular, macho, butch (slang), resolute, gallant, well-built, red-blooded (informal), stout-hearted an aggressive, masculine imagemasculineadjectiveOf, characteristic of, or befitting the male sex:macho, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, virile.Translationsmasculine (ˈmӕskjulin) adjective1. of the male sex. masculine qualities. 男性的，男子氣概的 男性的，男性气概的 2. in certain languages, of one of usually two or three genders of nouns etc. Is the French word for `door' masculine or feminine? (語法)陽性的 （语法）阳性的 ˌmascuˈlinity noun 男性，男子氣概 男性，男子气 masculine
masculine[′mas·kyə·lən] (biology) Having an appearance or qualities distinctive for a male. masculine
masculine [mas´ku-lin] having qualities usually associated with the male sex.mas·cu·line (mas'kyū-lin), Relating to or marked by the characteristics of the male sex or gender. Synonym(s): male (2) , masculinus [L. masculus, male, fr. mas, male] masculine (măs′kyə-lĭn)adj.1. Of or relating to men or boys; male.2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to men, such as aggressiveness.3. Grammar Relating or belonging to the gender of words or forms that refer chiefly to males or to things grammatically classified as male.4. Music Ending on an accented beat: a masculine cadence.n.1. Grammar a. The masculine gender.b. A word or word form of the masculine gender.2. A male person.
mas′cu·line·ly adv.mas′cu·line·ness, mas′cu·lin′·ity (-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.masculine adjective Referring to, characterised by or attributed to men or maleness.mas·cu·line (mas'kyū-lin) Relating to or marked by the characteristics of the male sex or gender.
Synonym(s): male (2) . [L. masculus, male, fr. mas, male]Masculine
Related to Masculine: masculine rhymeMASCULINE. That which belongs to the male sex.
2. The masculine sometimes includes the feminine, vide an example under the article Man, and see also the articles Gender, Worthiest of blood; Poth. Intr. au titre 16, des Testamens et Donations Testamentaires, n. 170; Ayl, Pand. 57; 4 C. & P. 216; S. C. 19 E. C. L. R. 551 3 Fred. Code, pr. 1, b. 1, t. 4, s. 3; 3 Brev. R. 9. masculine
Related to masculine: masculine rhymeSynonyms for masculineadj maleSynonyms- male
- manly
- mannish
- manlike
- virile
- manful
adj strongSynonyms- strong
- powerful
- bold
- brave
- strapping
- hardy
- robust
- vigorous
- muscular
- macho
- butch
- resolute
- gallant
- well-built
- red-blooded
- stout-hearted
Synonyms for masculineadj of, characteristic of, or befitting the male sexSynonyms- macho
- male
- manful
- manlike
- manly
- mannish
- virile
Antonyms for masculinenoun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as maleRelated Wordsadj of grammatical genderRelated WordsAntonymsadj associated with men and not with womenRelated Words- manful
- manlike
- manly
- male
- masculine
Antonymsadj (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllableRelated Words |