Main Entry: ¹mas·cu·line

Pronunciation: \ˈmas-kyə-lən\

Function: adjective

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

Date: 14th century

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