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Masculine

see synonyms of masculine

Noun

1. masculine

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

Adjective

2. masculine

of grammatical gender

3. masculine

associated with men and not with women

4. masculine

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

Example Sentences:
'a masculine cadence'
'the masculine rhyme of annoy, enjoy''

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Masculine

see synonyms of masculine
adjective
1. 
possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man; manly
2. 
unwomanly
3. grammar
a. 
denoting a gender of nouns, occurring in many inflected languages, that includes all kinds of referents as well as some male animate referents
b. 
(as noun)
German "Weg" is a masculine

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Masculine

see synonyms of masculine
adjective
1. 
male; of men or boys
2. 
having qualities regarded as characteristic of men and boys, as strength, vigor, boldness, etc.; manly; virile
3. 
suitable to or characteristic of a man
4. 
mannish
said of women
5.  Grammar
designating, of, or belonging to the gender of words denoting or referring to males, as well as many other words to which no distinction of sex is attributed
6.  Music
designating or of a cadence ending on an accented note or chord
7.  Prosody
a. 
ending with a stressed syllable, as a line of verse
b. 
designating or of rhyme in which the rhyming elements are stressed final syllables (Ex.: hill, fill, enjoy, destroy)
noun Grammar
8. 
the masculine gender
9. 
a word or form in this gender

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Masculine

see synonyms of masculine
adj.
1. Of or relating to men or boys; male.
2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to men, such as aggressiveness.
3. Grammar Relating or belonging to the gender of words or forms that refer chiefly to males or to things grammatically classified as male.
4. Music Ending on an accented beat: a masculine cadence.
n.
1. Grammar
a. The masculine gender.
b. A word or word form of the masculine gender.
2. Archaic A male person.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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