masculine
mas‧cu‧line /ˈmæskjələn, ˈmæskjʊlən/
adjective
OPP feminine:
They’re nice curtains, but I’d prefer something a little more masculine.
She has a very masculine voice.
Hunting was a typically masculine occupation.
2. in some languages, a masculine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from feminine or neuter words:
The word for ‘book’ is masculine in French.
■ relating to men
▪male adjective a male teacher, singer etc is a man. Male jobs are the kind of jobs that men typically do: Most science teachers are male. | a male nurse | We are trying to recruit more women to do traditionally male jobs such as engineering.
▪masculine considered to be more typical of a man than of a woman: He had a very masculine face. | masculine aggression
▪manly having the qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong: He took off his shirt, revealing his manly chest. | It isn’t considered manly to cry. | In the portrait, the King looked manly and in control. | He was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.
▪macho behaving in a way that is traditionally typical of men, for example by being strong and tough and not showing your feelings – used especially either humorously or to show disapproval: On the outside he may seem to be very macho but inside he’s very sensitive. | Stallone always plays macho men. | He’s far too macho to drink mineral water.
mas‧cu‧line /ˈmæskjələn, ˈmæskjʊlən/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: Latin masculinus, from masculus 'male', from mas 'male'
1. having qualities considered to be typical of men or of what men do Language: French
Origin: Latin masculinus, from masculus 'male', from mas 'male'
OPP feminine:
2. in some languages, a masculine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from feminine or neuter words:
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