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Meaning of masculine in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈmæskjələn/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    masculine

    Definitions

    1. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

    Examples

    • « a masculine cadence »
    • « the masculine rhyme of 'annoy, enjoy' »

    Synonyms

    • stressed
  2. Noun

    masculine

    Definitions

    1. a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
  3. Qualitative Adjective

    masculine

    Etymology

    late Middle English (in grammatical use): via Old French from Latin masculinus, from masculus‘male’

    Definitions

    1. of grammatical gender

    Antonyms

    • feminine
    • neuter
  4. 2. associated with men and not with women

    Synonyms

    • male
    • butch
    • macho
    • male
    • manful
    • manlike
    • manly
    • virile
    • mannish

    Antonyms

    • feminine

See also

  • male
  • manly
  • masculine

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