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 suit – sharp, oversized, unapologetically masculine – changed all that.
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Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Against that backdrop, a sport long coded as immutably masculine was transformed, without controversy, into a setting for tenderness and love between two men.
—Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
So, the pairing of Shakti and Shiva, feminine and masculine, energy and consciousness, is best understood not as a binary but as the two sides of a Mobiüs strip, where one seamlessly flows into the other.
—Anya Foxen, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
The puffer jacket is very masculine on its own, which is why a skirt plays well with it.
—Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2025
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Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Against that backdrop, a sport long coded as immutably masculine was transformed, without controversy, into a setting for tenderness and love between two men.
—Jennifer Obel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
So, the pairing of Shakti and Shiva, feminine and masculine, energy and consciousness, is best understood not as a binary but as the two sides of a Mobiüs strip, where one seamlessly flows into the other.
—Anya Foxen, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
The puffer jacket is very masculine on its own, which is why a skirt plays well with it.
—Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for masculine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masculine
male
Adjective
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Of course, there are male grifters who fail.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The financial parity for men’s and women’s basketball marks a departure from Wisconsin’s existing arrangement with Under Armour, dating to 2016, which awarded the women around half the bonus compensation available to their male counterparts.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Masculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masculine. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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