masculine

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
2. Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
3. Belonging to males; typically used by males.
4. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
5. Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
6. Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
7. Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
8. Following or ending on a stressed syllable.

Noun

1. The masculine gender.
2. A word of the masculine gender.
3. That which is masculine.
4. (obsolete, possibly, rare) A man.

Opposite of

female, womanly, effeminate, emasculated, epicene, unmanly

Synonyms

male

♂️

manly

♂️

virile

mannish

manlike

masculine gender

manful

proper name Spec.

full-grown

gent

gynandrous

macho

male sex

positive

sex

👉👌

solar

strong

sun

🌞

virility

male person

male prostitute

broad-chested

positive electricity

proper name.

able-bodied

relief coming from God

androgenic

brave

bright

brilliant

butch

courageous

full blooded

Translations

masculin

♂️

masculino

männlich

♂️

maschile

mannelijk

♂️

αρσενικός

masculí

masculino

mâle

♂️

Maskulinum

mascolino

♂️

maschio

♂️

macho

♂️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: masculyne

In summary

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”).