Meaning & use
masculine
Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men, such as strength or assertiveness.
See it in a sentence
He had a deep, masculine voice that carried easily across the crowded room.
The interior designer chose dark wood and leather for a masculine study.
A note on using this word
In grammar, 'masculine' also labels a noun's gender class in many languages, unrelated to any actual maleness of the object.
Words with a similar meaning
manlyvirile
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. noun
In grammar, the class of nouns or pronouns traditionally treated as male, in languages that mark gender.
In French, 'le livre' uses the masculine because 'livre' is a masculine noun.
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