Definition of masculine
1a : male masculine members of the choirb : 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 rhymeb : having the final chord occurring on a strong beat masculine cadence
masculinely
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Examples of masculine in a Sentence
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.”
Origin and Etymology of masculine
Middle English masculin, from Latin masculinus, from masculus, noun, male, diminutive of mas male
First Known Use: 14th century
Other Biology Terms
masculine
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 in a Sentence
The masculine of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”
Origin and Etymology of masculine
see 1masculine
First Known Use: 14th century
MASCULINE Defined for English Language Learners
masculine
playDefinition of masculine for English Language Learners
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: of, relating to, or suited to men or boys
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grammar in some languages : of or belonging to the class of words (called a gender) that ordinarily includes most of the words referring to males
masculine
Definition of masculine for English Language Learners
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grammar in some languages : a word or form of the masculine gender
MASCULINE Defined for Kids
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