masculin

Adjective

masculine (comparative more masculine, superlative most masculine)

1. Of or pertaining to the male gender.
2. Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.

   Synonyms:

   male

   Antonyms:

   female, womanly

3. Belonging to males; typically used by males.
   • “John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.
4. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.
   • That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.1818, Henry Hallam, View of the state of Europe during the Middle ages

   Synonyms:

   manly, virile

   Antonyms:

   effeminate, emasculated, epicene, unmanly

5. Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
   • The noun Student is masculine in German.

   Synonyms:

   male

6. Being inflected in agreement with a masculine noun.
   • German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.

   Synonyms:

   male

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