masculine

adjective

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mas·cu·line | \ ˈma-skyə-lən

Definition of masculine

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : male masculine members of the choir

b : having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man a masculine voice

2 : of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males masculine nouns

3a : having or occurring in a stressed final syllable masculine rhyme

b : having the final chord occurring on a strong beat masculine cadence

masculine

noun

Definition of masculine (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : the masculine gender

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

3 : a male person

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Synonyms & Antonyms for masculine

Synonyms: Adjective

Antonyms: Adjective

Examples of masculine in a Sentence

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

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