What does masculine mean?
Definitions for masculine
ˈmæs kyə lɪnmas·cu·line
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Princeton's WordNet
masculineadjective
a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
masculineadjective
of grammatical gender
masculineadjective
associated with men and not with women
masculineadjective
(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
"a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"
Wiktionary
masculineadjective
pertaining to male humans, men:
masculineadjective
in many inflected languages:
Etymology: From masculin, from masculinus, diminutive of masculus, itself a diminutive of mas.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
MASCULINEadjective
Etymology: masculin, Fr. masculinus, Latin.
Pray God, she prove not masculine ere long! William Shakespeare.
His long beard noteth the air and fire, the two masculine elements exercising their operation upon nature being the feminine. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.
O! why did God,
Creator wise! that peopl’d highest heav’n
With spirits masculine, create at last
This novelty on earth, this fair defect
Of nature? John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.You find something bold and masculine in the air and posture of the first figure, which is that of virtue. Addison.
Webster Dictionary
Masculineadjective
of the male sex; not female
Masculineadjective
having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust
Masculineadjective
belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males
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.]
Freebase
Masculine
Associated with men; befitting or characteristic of a man.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
MASCULINE
From Grk. _maskos_, girl, and _eukolos_, easy. Easy for the girls.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of masculine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of masculine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of masculine in a Sentence
We often find that male coaches continue to use homophobic language and teach conformity to this tough masculine athlete identity that doesn't really exist.
We're seeing gendered and racialized images and messages from both men and women candidates, some of the things we're watching in this regard are efforts to align with masculine preferences of a Trump base of Republicans.
Susan Sontag, Against Interpretation, 1966:
What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.
In the theory of gender I began from zero. There is no masculine power or privilege I did not covet. But slowly, step by step, decade by decade, I was forced to acknowledge that even a woman of abnormal will cannot escape her hormonal identity.
Christian Orthodox countries are masculine societies where justice is the result of negotiation.
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- مذكرArabic
- мужчы́нскі, мужчынскі, мужчынскі родBelarusian
- мъжки, мъжки родBulgarian
- gourelBreton
- masculí, virilCatalan, Valencian
- божарийн родChechen
- mužský, mužný, mužský rodCzech
- mandlig, maskulin, mandig, hankønDanish
- männlich, maskulin, MaskulinumGerman
- ανδρικός, αρσενικόςGreek
- viraEsperanto
- masculinoSpanish
- mehelik, maskuliinne, meessoost, meessugu, maskuliinEstonian
- مردانه, نرPersian
- maskuliininen, miesten, miehinen, miehekäs, maskuliini, miespuolinenFinnish
- masculinFrench
- manlikWestern Frisian
- firinscneachIrish
- fireannScottish Gaelic
- masculinoGalician
- זכרHebrew
- मर्दाना, पुरुषवाचकHindi
- férfiasHungarian
- տղամարդու, առնական, արականArmenian
- maskulinIndonesian
- mascolino, masculino, maschileItalian
- גבריHebrew
- 男性的, 男らしい, 男性名詞, 男性, 男Japanese
- ಪುಲ್ಲಿಂಗKannada
- 남자의, 남자 같은, 남자다운, 남성Korean
- masculīnus, masculusLatin
- vyriškasLithuanian
- vīrišķs, vīriešu, vīrišķīgs, dzimtes, dzimteLatvian
- tāne, whakatāneMāori
- पुरुषी, पुरुषवाचक, पुल्लिंगीMarathi
- mannelijkDutch
- maskulin, mandigNorwegian
- masculinOccitan
- męski, rodzaj męskiPolish
- نارينه, نرPashto, Pushto
- macho, masculino, homemPortuguese
- bărbătesc, masculin, virilRomanian
- маскулинный, мужской, мужеподобный, мужественный, мужской родRussian
- पुंलिङ्गSanskrit
- mužský, mužský rodSlovak
- mashkullorAlbanian
- manlig, maskulinSwedish
- ஆண்பால்Tamil
- పుల్లింగము, పుంలింగముTelugu
- เพศชายThai
- erilTurkish
- чоловічий, чоловічий рідUkrainian
- مردانہUrdu
- giống đựcVietnamese
- manikVolapük
- מענלעךYiddish
- 男性Chinese
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