Definitions for masculine
ˈmæs kyə lɪnmas·cu·line

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. masculineadjective

   a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

2. masculineadjective

   of grammatical gender

3. masculineadjective

   associated with men and not with women

4. masculineadjective

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

   "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. masculineadjective

   pertaining to male humans, men:

   Etymology: From masculin, from masculinus, diminutive of masculus, itself a diminutive of mas.

2. masculineadjective

   in many inflected languages:

   Etymology: From masculin, from masculinus, diminutive of masculus, itself a diminutive of mas.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Masculineadjective

   of the male sex; not female

   Etymology: [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]

2. Masculineadjective

   having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust

   Etymology: [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]

3. Masculineadjective

   belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males

   Etymology: [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]

4. Masculineadjective

   having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender

   Etymology: [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]

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1. Masculine

   Associated with men; befitting or characteristic of a man.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Masculine

   mas′kū-lin, adj. of the male sex: having the qualities of a man: resembling a man, or suitable to a man: robust: of a woman, bold, forward, unwomanly: denoting nouns which are names of males.—n. (gram.) the masculine gender.—adv. Mas′culinely.—ns. Mas′culineness, Masculin′ity. [Fr.,—L. masculinus—masculus, male—mas, a male.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. MASCULINE

   From Grk. _maskos_, girl, and _eukolos_, easy. Easy for the girls.

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1. • Music

Anagrams for masculine »

1. manicules

2. calumnies

How to pronounce masculine?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of masculine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of masculine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of masculine in a Sentence

1. Doris Day:

   We can re-balance and give them back volume in a very masculine, healthy, natural and handsome way without making them look ‘done,’.

2. Katharine Graham:

   Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.

3. Bisi Alimi:

   This statement is extremely disgusting and blatantly homophobic, these are young girls in a very macho, masculine society who are trying to make a living, but are being underpaid or not paid on time.

4. Aceh Police:

   Cutting the hair of those arrested to ‘make them masculine’ and forcing them to dress like men are forms of public shaming and amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.

5. Arpels CEO Nicolas Bos:

   We really differ from brands that are more technical and masculine, our message is more about the design and craftsmanship. The Asian market has been very responsive to our feminine designs, but we don't differentiate the collection according to geography, we're never opportunistic.

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