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masculine

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Adjective
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun masculine has 1 sense

Adjective masculine has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

masculinea. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.].
  •  Of the male sex; not female.  [1913 Webster]
    "Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons."  [1913 Webster]
  •  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."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.  Fuller.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

masculine, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or characteristic of men.
2 manly, vigorous.
3 (of a woman) having qualities considered appropriate to a man.
4 Gram. of or denoting the gender proper to men's names.
--n. Gram. the masculine gender; a masculine word.

Derivative
masculinely adv. masculineness n. masculinity n.
Etymology
ME f. OF masculin -ine f. L masculinus (as MALE)

THESAURUS

masculine

andric, animate, bull, common gender, feminine, gender, gentleman, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, he, him, his, hombre, homme, inanimate, male, male being, male person, man, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, neuter, uneffeminate

ROGET THESAURUS

masculine

Strength

N strength, power, energy, vigor, force, main force, physical force, brute force, spring, elasticity, tone, tension, tonicity, stoutness, lustihood, stamina, nerve, muscle, sinew, thews and sinews, physique, pith, pithiness, virtility, vitality, athletics, athleticism, gymnastics, feats of strength, adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak, iron grip, grit, bone, athlete, gymnast, acrobat, superman, Atlas, Hercules, Antaeus, Samson, Cyclops, Goliath, tower of strength, giant refreshed, strengthening, invigoration, refreshment, refocillation, dynamics, statics, strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, hardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid, resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable, incontestable, more than a match for, overpowering, overwhelming, all powerful, all sufficient, sovereign, able-bodied, athletic, Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean, muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic, manly, man-like, manful, masculine, male, virile, unweakened, unallayed, unwithered, unshaken, unworn, unexhausted, in full force, in full swing, in the plenitude of power, stubborn, thick-ribbed, made of iron, deep-rooted, strong as a lion, strong as a horse, strong as an ox, strong as brandy, sound as a roach, in fine feather, in high feather, built like a brick shithouse, like a giant refreshed, strongly, by force, by main force, our withers are unwrung, Blut und Eisen, coelitus mihi vires, du fort au diable, en habiles gens, ex vi termini, flecti non frangi, he that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves an, inflexible in faith invincible in arms.

Man

N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.

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