noun
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(grammar) The masculine gender.
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(grammar) A word of the masculine gender.
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That which is masculine.
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(possibly obsolete) A man.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
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Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
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Belonging to males; typically used by males.
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“John”, “Paul” and “Jake” are masculine names.
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Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
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(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
Examples of masculine in a Sentence
His features were masculine and strong.
The masculine voice was sharp and commanding.
A deep masculine voice commanded so gruffly that she jumped.
His masculine scent calmed her.
Hands urged her back to the bed, and a masculine voice whispered.
Taran's masculine, virile scent lingered in her clothes, on her skin.
There was a masculine odor and a smell of tobacco.
He opened the windows, which did little to shed light into the stone room with its masculine, black décor.
The music was every bit as masculine and warrior as she remembered him.
The sharp masculine voice cut their game short.
They were night and day, her pale beauty and raw emotion contrasting with his heavy, masculine features and dark satisfaction.
He smelled of rain and night, a masculine musk she found as soothing as his bite.
The western belt buckle at his waist traced the masculine swing of his stride.
And maybe you wouldn't mind a little... masculine company?
The whole suggests a masculine rather than a feminine form.
One, chiefly masculine, had formed round the abbe.
He was so elegant in a suit and so masculine in western attire.
His features were chiseled, masculine and firm, his brow low and slashed with two dark eyebrows.
The New English Dictionary points out that whereas the old Teutonic type of the word is neuter, corresponding to the Latin numen, in the Christian applications it becomes masculine, and that even where the earlier neuter form is still kept, as in Gothic and Old Norwegian, the construction is masculine.
Not the least of these was the character of Maria Theresa herself, who to the fascination of a young and beautiful woman added a very masculine resolution and judgment.
But both writers are thoroughly national in sentiment, thoroughly masculine in tone.
They swelled and blended smoothly - and that flat tummy was so masculine.
He was such a contrast of emotions, and yet so masculine.
His was solid, his dark masculine scent and strength wrapping around her.
His strong profile was masculine without being rugged, and a healthy olive tan suggested an outdoor hobby.
From this second conjunction emanated again the masculine potency Firmness (7) and the feminine potency Splendour (8), which constitute the divine legs of the archetypal man; and these sent forth Foundation (9), which is the genital organ and medium of union between them, thus yielding the third triad in the Sephiric decade.
The situation became impossible, and it was with an intense feeling of relief that the Swedes saw her depart, in masculine attire, under the name of Count Dohna.
The infinite is of special importance on account of its being preserved very fully in Coptic. It is generally of masculine form, but feminine in III.
In this connexion, however, Fata may be singular, the masculine and feminine Fatus, Fata, being the usual forms in popular and ceremonial language.
A corduroy comforter is great for a masculine casual décor.
To use this sort of language implies that "bishop" is masculine unless it is modified by a feminine adjective.
Smart tailoring with a masculine edge is softened by the addition of blouses or tops in slippery silks or delicate chiffons.
When the feminine corpuscle unites with a masculine corpuscle, a certain process is begun.
Unlike The Peeler, another feminist work made by a man, Women's Work lacked a masculine correlative.
As in some other languages, Latin nouns can be masculine, feminine and neuter, and they also belong to groups called declensions.
Thus the drawing room became very feminine in style whilst the dining room became more masculine.
Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.
An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest masculine habitation.
Echoes of the Dodge Charger and Ford Mustang are clearly evident in the masculine lines, with its sloping back and raised rear haunches.
The masculine image of contemporary queer fashion thus embodies the eroticism of maleness without the violent menace of heterosexual machismo.
Gender means making the adjective masculine or feminine to agree with the noun.
In the week of the left jab, it's still a very masculine affair.
There is something quite masculine about all these writers.
Distinctly masculine, this fragrance is for sensible and confident men.
Target Heads (12) is an assemblage that is clearly evocative of the traditionally masculine domains of heavy engineering and weaponry.
Technology has become deeply imbued with its largely masculine practice.
You previously remarked that you never do drag because it makes you appear more masculine.
These cherubs are both shown as masculine in appearance, just as Yehouah is always taken to be masculine in appearance, just as Yehouah is always taken to be masculine in every respect.
Ours was an entirely masculine, almost monastic society.
The cumulative effect of the stories is made all the more brutal for the primitive and often savage masculine code of ethics which prevails.