masculine

¹mas·cu·line

adjective \ˈmas-kyə-lən\

Definition of MASCULINE

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

Examples of MASCULINE

1. The living room is decorated in a more masculine style than the bedroom.
2. “He” is a pronoun of the masculine gender.
3. The masculine form of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”

Origin of MASCULINE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MASCULINE

Synonyms

male, manlike, manly, mannish, man-size (or man-sized), virile

Antonyms

unmanly, unmasculine

Related Words

hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho, ultramasculine; boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; Amazonian, butch

Near Antonyms

metrosexual, unmacho; effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy; feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; emasculated, impotent, weakened; androgynous, neuter

Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

²masculine

noun

Definition of MASCULINE

1

: the masculine gender

2

: a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the masculine gender

3

: a male person

Examples of MASCULINE

1. The masculine of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”

First Known Use of MASCULINE

14th century

mas·cu·line

adjective \ˈmas-kyə-lən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MASCULINE

1

: male 1

2

: having the qualities distinctive of or appropriate to a male

3

: having a mannish bearing or quality