masculine
Pronunciation: /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/
The English word “masculine” has 12 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the male gender.
- Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
- Belonging to males; typically used by males.
- Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.
- Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
- Being inflected in agreement with a masculine noun.
- Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
- Following or ending on a stressed syllable.
noun
Etymology
From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”). Displaced native Old English werlīċ (literally “manly”).
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