- The definition of masculine is something male or relating to or suitable for a boy or man.
- An example of masculine used as an adjective is a masculine child, a baby boy.
- An example of masculine used as an adjective is masculine facial hair, a mustache.
These two are masculine.
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adjective
- male; of men or boys
- having qualities regarded as characteristic of men and boys, as strength, vigor, boldness, etc.; manly; virile
- suitable to or characteristic of a man
- mannish: said of women
- Gram. designating, of, or belonging to the gender of words denoting or referring to males, as well as many other words to which no distinction of sex is attributed
- Music designating or of a cadence ending on an accented note or chord
- Prosody
- ending with a stressed syllable, as a line of verse
- designating or of rhyme in which the rhyming elements are stressed final syllables (Ex.: hill, fill, enjoy, destroy)
Origin: Middle English masculyn from Old French masculin from Classical Latin masculinus from masculus, male from mas, male
noun
- the masculine gender
- a word or form in this gender
Related Forms:
- masculinely adverb
- masculinity noun
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adjective
- Of or relating to men or boys; male.
- Suggestive or characteristic of a man; mannish. See Synonyms at male.
- Grammar Relating or belonging to the gender of words or forms that refer chiefly to males or to things grammatically classified as male.
- Music Ending on an accented beat: a masculine cadence.
- Grammar a. The masculine gender.b. A word or word form of the masculine gender.
- A male person.
Origin: Middle English masculin, from Old French, from Latin masculīnus, from masculus, male, diminutive of mās.
Related Forms:
- masˈcu·line·ly adverb
- masˈcu·line·ness noun
masculine - Medical Definition
noun
- Of or relating to men or boys; male.
- Suggestive or characteristic of a man.