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Masculine
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Meaning
Adj
●
In Male:
Of or
pertaining
to the
male
gender
; manly.
●
Of or
pertaining
to the
male
sex
;
biologically
male
, not female.
●
Belonging to
males
;
typically
used by
males
.
●
Having the
qualities
stereotypically
associated with
men
:
virile
,
aggressive
, not effeminate.
●
In Grammar:
Of,
pertaining
or
belonging
to the
male
grammatical gender
, in
languages
that have
gender
distinctions.
Being of the
masculine
class
or
grammatical gender
, and
inflected
in that
manner.
Being
inflected
in agreement
with a
masculine
noun.
●
In Grammar:
Having the
vowel harmony
of a back
vowel
.
Noun
●
In Grammar:
The
masculine
gender.
●
In Grammar:
A
word
of the
masculine
gender.
●
That which is masculine.
●
A man.
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Wiktionary
Origin
masculine
English
masculin
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
masculinus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Male
Manly
Virile
M.
M
Butch
Macho
Mannish
Masc
Antonyms
Female
Womanly
Effeminate
Emasculated
Epicene
Unmanly
Related
Effeminate
Womanly
Androgynous
Feminine
Sexy
Boyish
Demure
Ladylike
Muscular
Unfeminine
Attractive
Girly
Femininity
Gendered
Males
Gender
Female
Manliness
Patriarchal
Men
Curvy
Submissive
Assertive
Stylish
Aggressive
Stereotypical
Sex
Dominant
Patriarchy
Bold
Stereotypically
Femme
Strong
Powerful
Sexuality
Heroic
Woman
Gay
Beautiful
Heterosexuality
Heterosexual
Skinny
Vulgar
Stereotype
Women
Individualistic
Conservative
Modern
Sexual
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