masculine

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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

Adjective (3)

  1. of grammatical gender
  2. associated with men and not with women
  3. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable“a masculine cadence”“the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

masculine \mas"cu*line\ (m[a^]s"k[-u]*l[i^]n), 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. [1913 Webster]

Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]

2.Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. [1913 Webster]

That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.— Hallam.[1913 Webster]

3.Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [R.] "A masculine church." --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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