SINCE 1828
hypermasculine
adjective
hy·per·mas·cu·line
| \ ˌhī-pər-ˈma-skyə-lən
\
\
variants:
or hyper-masculine
Definition of hypermasculine
: extremely or excessively masculine
a magazine full of hypermasculine ads …the toy market's discovery that you can sell dolls to boys if you call them action figures and make them hypermasculine.— David G. Hartwell
Other Words from hypermasculine
hypermasculinity
\ ˌhī-pər-ˌma-skyə-ˈli-nə-tē
\
or hyper-masculinity
noun
\
or hyper-masculinity
noun
Combining macho engineering with the hypermasculinity of the military has wrought disastrous environmental consequences.
— Joni Seager
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on hypermasculine
What made you want to look up hypermasculine? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
-
- Which came first?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
-
Time Traveler Quiz: Which Word Came First?
Which word entered the English language first?
Take the quiz -
Slippery Words Quiz—Changing with the Times
Do you know these earlier meanings of words?
Take the quiz -
Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz -
Word Winder's CrossWinder
Play the game
Share hypermasculine
Resources for hypermasculine