as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
some people consider a deep voice to be a particularly appealing masculine trait
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Recent Examples of masculine
The rooms The Cape’s 159 rooms, suites, and villas share a sleek Baja aesthetic with concrete, wood textures, and somewhat masculine neutrals paired with sculptural lighting and elements.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
The lines remain mostly unisex, though the aesthetic still skews slightly masculine, a tip of the hat to the brand’s roots.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Back in the days in the Philippines, the way that a masculine person would court a feminine person would be to go to the feminine person’s window, with a live band behind them, and sing their declaration of love.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
In Pretty Lethal, Jewson manages to walk that line of gritty dark action, a la John Wick and Tarantino’s entire toxically masculine oeuvre, balanced with unapologetic laughs and an emotionally satisfying story of sisterhood.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
The lines remain mostly unisex, though the aesthetic still skews slightly masculine, a tip of the hat to the brand’s roots.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Back in the days in the Philippines, the way that a masculine person would court a feminine person would be to go to the feminine person’s window, with a live band behind them, and sing their declaration of love.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
In Pretty Lethal, Jewson manages to walk that line of gritty dark action, a la John Wick and Tarantino’s entire toxically masculine oeuvre, balanced with unapologetic laughs and an emotionally satisfying story of sisterhood.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masculine
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The clip, only about 12 seconds long, which first surfaced on Reddit before being deleted and later reposted on X, shows several male fans seated in the upper deck performing what appears to be the gesture in unison.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the organ that senses those hormones is usually separate from the one that delivers the sperm; in male octopuses, the hectocotylus does both.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Masculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masculine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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