About The Word Masculine
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Masculine
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What's The Definition Of Masculine?
[n] a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
[adj] associated with men and not with women [adj] of grammatical gender [adj] (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'" Synonyms | Synonyms for Masculine: butch | macho | male | manful | manlike | manly | mannish | stressed | virile Related Terms | Find terms related to Masculine: andric | animate | bull | common gender | feminine | gender | gentleman | gentlemanlike | gentlemanly | he | him | his | hombre | homme | inanimate | male | male being | male person | man | manful | manlike | manly | mannish | neuter | uneffeminate See Also | gender | grammatical gender | masculine Masculine In Webster's Dictionary \Mas"cu*line\, a. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male,
manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See {Male}
masculine.]
1. Of the male sex; not female.
Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
--Chaucer.
2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or
characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or
effeminate; strong; robust.
That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins
with a masculine energy. --Hallam.
3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
[R.] ``A masculine church.'' --Fuller.
4. (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with,
words pertaining especially to male beings, as
distinguished from {feminine} and {neuter}. See {Gender}.
-- {Mas"cu*line*ly}, adv. -- {Mas"cu*line*ness}, n.
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