Masculine

Quick meaning: Masculine is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to the male gender.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the male gender.

More Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
2. Belonging to males; typically used by males.
3. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.
4. (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
5. (grammar, Mongolic languages, of any word) Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
6. (prosody) Following or ending on a stressed syllable.
7. (grammar) The masculine gender.

Example Sentences

[…] a masculine church.

“John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.

Masculine caesura, masculine catalexis, masculine ending, masculine rhyme.

That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.

Word Forms

• masculines

Synonyms for masculine

Depending on context, synonyms include macho, manly, masc, virile, butch, mannish.

Antonyms for masculine

Common opposites include androgynous, feminine, female, womanly, effeminate, emasculated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include manlike, manful, virile, mannish, macho, manly.

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