masculine
adjective
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Definition of masculine
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: male
masculine members of the choir
b
: having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man
a masculine voice
2
: of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males
masculine nouns
3a
: having or occurring in a stressed final syllable
masculine rhyme
b
: having the final chord occurring on a strong beat
masculine cadence
masculine
nounDefinition of masculine (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the masculine gender
2
: a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the masculine gender
3
: a male person
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Other Words from masculine
Adjective
masculinely
adverb
masculinity
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Synonyms & Antonyms for masculine
Synonyms: Adjective
male, manlike, manly, mannish, man-size (or man-sized), virile
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of masculine in a Sentence
Adjective
The living room is decorated in a more masculine style than the bedroom. “He” is a pronoun of the masculine gender. The masculine form of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”Noun
The masculine of the Spanish adjective “linda” is “lindo.”
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Braiden was born biologically female but has always identified as more masculine than feminine. — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, "Braiden Schirtzinger is non-binary, pregnant and about to take on the most gendered role of all," 16 Aug. 2019 Experts say cultural forces equate being a man with violence, and men are taught early on that violence is a more masculine alternative than seeking help. — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, "Mass shootings and misogyny: The violent ideology we can't ignore," 6 Aug. 2019 Guests who prefer a slightly more masculine environment might settle on the other bedroom, where a couple of sports pennants (and accompanying Michael Jordan poster) complement the Power Rangers cutout in the corner. — Dan Singer, Dallas News, "'90s-themed Airbnb joins an '80s-themed Airbnb in Lower Greenville," 5 Aug. 2019 Offensive notes, too, don’t help, such as artificial materials like peach or calone, or anything overtly feminine or masculine. — Andrea Cheng, Condé Nast Traveler, "How a Hotel Gets Its Signature Scent," 2 Aug. 2019 For some, evidently, this requires replacing the usual parlor games with something more aggressively masculine. — Carina Chocano, New York Times, "When Gender Reveal Videos Go Spectacularly, Cathartically Wrong," 1 Aug. 2019 Is there a book that tells you what being feminine or masculine is? — Rachel Lubitz, refinery29.com, "I'm Tired Of Being Asked, “Are You A Boy Or A Girl?"," 15 June 2019 Accenting the shellacked hair, makeup artist Lucia Pieroni brushed up and filled in each model's arches for full, feathered brows that veered even more masculine against seemingly bare, luminous complexions. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Alexander McQueen Puts a Dramatic Twist on the Classic Ponytail at Paris Fashion Week," 5 Mar. 2019 In a surreal development, the kind of masculine hero Rick inhabited on screen (soldier, cop, cowboy, bounty killer) shows up in the real-life behavior of his stuntman. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "Quentin Tarantino’s #MeToo Moment?," 1 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Sometimes named, sometimes implied in these sequences, Mister Trumpet symbolizes a masculine-powered dehumanization machine, a harbinger of a level disorder yet to arrive. — Walton Muyumba, latimes.com, "The right poetry collection for right now: Terrance Hayes' 'American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin'," 14 June 2018 Since people who regard themselves as masculine have spent centuries diagnosing other people’s identities, this turnabout might be considered fair play. — Crispin Sartwell, WSJ, "Conversion Therapy Isn’t the Cure for ‘Toxic Masculinity’," 1 June 2018 Regarding the masculine, Jordan Sullivan, Esteban Schimpf, Brian Merriam, Justin Tyler Close, and Shawn Theodore all make incredibly compelling and unique photographic work. — Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine, "This L.A. Photographer Captures the Female Form in Stunning and Intimate Ways," 5 Mar. 2018 Silicon Valley, is that like hyper-masculine, because the men here are not as ... — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Lauren Goode on her final Too Embarrassed to Ask," 4 Apr. 2018 The masculine is also used when referring to a mixed group of people, even if the group consists of one man and a hundred women. — Madhvi Ramani, Smithsonian, "Will a New Law Forever Change the German Language?," 28 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'masculine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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masculine
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of masculine
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or suited to men or boys
grammar, in some languages
: of or belonging to the class of words (called a gender) that ordinarily includes most of the words referring to males
masculine
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of masculine (Entry 2 of 2)
grammar, in some languages
: a word or form of the masculine gender
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masculine
adjective
mas·cu·line
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Kids Definition of masculine
1
: of the male sex
2
: characteristic of or relating to men : male
a masculine