masculine

Meanings

Plural: masculines

Noun

a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
The masculine gender.
A word of the masculine gender.
That which is masculine.
A man.

Adjective

of grammatical gender
associated with men and not with women

Adjective Satellite

(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
- "a masculine cadence"
- "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"

Adj

Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
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.
Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
Being inflected in agreement with a masculine noun.
Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
Following or ending on a stressed syllable.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

butch, macho, male, manly, mannish, masc, virile

Antonyms

effeminate, emasculated, epicene, female, feminine, neuter, unmanly, womanly

Scrabble Score: 13

masculine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
masculine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
masculine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

masculine is a valid Words With Friends word