masculine adjective

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• masculine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to men; male. 2) having the qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men. 3) Grammar referring to a gender of nouns and adjectives conventionally regarded as male. DERIVATIVES masculinity noun. ORIGIN from… …   English terms dictionary

• masculine — adjective 1 belonging to men, done by men, or considered to be typical of men: a masculine approach to the problem | traditionally masculine subjects such as physics | a dark, masculine face 2 if a woman s appearance or voice is masculine, it is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• masculine — adjective 1) a masculine trait Syn: male, man s, men s; male oriented See note at male Ant: feminine 2) a powerfully masculine man Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• masculine — adjective 1) a masculine trait Syn: male, man s, men s, male oriented 2) a powerfully masculine man Syn: virile, macho, manly, all male, muscular, muscly, strong …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• masculine — adjective 1》 having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men.     ↘male. 2》 Grammar of or denoting a gender of nouns and adjectives conventionally regarded as male. noun (the masculine) the male sex or gender. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• masculine — adjective /ˈmæskjʊlɪn,ˈmæskjəlɪn,ˈmæskjuːlɪn,ˈmæskjəlɪn,ˈmæskjələn/ a) pertaining to male humans, men: b) manly; having the qualities associated with men; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; not feminine or effeminate; virile (only in this… …   Wiktionary

• Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… …   Wikipedia

• masculine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English masculin, from Latin masculinus, from masculus, noun, male, diminutive of mas male Date: 14th century 1. a. male b. having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man 2. of, relating to, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• masculine — [[t]mæ̱skjʊlɪn[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Masculine qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of men, in contrast to women. ...masculine characteristics like a husky voice and facial hair... Perhaps some kind of masculine pride was… …   English dictionary

• masculine — I UK [ˈmæskjʊlɪn] / US [ˈmæskjəlɪn] adjective * 1) a) with qualities thought to be typical of men a masculine voice b) connected with men traditionally masculine roles 2) linguistics masculine nouns, pronouns, and adjectives have different forms… …   English dictionary

• masculine — male, masculine, manly 1. Both male and masculine entered the language from Old French in the 14c and rapidly took on distinct roles. Male is used as an adjective and noun, contrasting with the unrelated word female, to designate the sex of… …   Modern English usage