masculine

The definition of masculine is something male or relating to or suitable for a boy or man.

(adjective)

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.

See masculine in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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
1. ending with a stressed syllable, as a line of verse
2. designating or of rhyme in which the rhyming elements are stressed final syllables (Ex.: hill, fill, enjoy, destroy)

Origin: ME masculyn < OFr masculin < L masculinus < masculus, male < mas, male

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See masculine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

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