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Definitions for: 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'"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: butch, macho, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, stressed, virile
Antonyms: feminine, neuter
See Also: gender, grammatical gender, masculine
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