The meaning of MASCULINE is considered to be characteristic of men : marked by or having qualities, features, etc. traditionally associated with men.

Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with men and boys.

A noun is "masculine," "feminine," or "neuter" because it belongs to a set of nouns that use a particular set of agreement markers.

MASCULINE definition: pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men. See examples of masculine used in a sentence.

Male means 'relating to the sex that cannot have babies'. You can use male as an adjective to describe either people or animals. A male nurse came to take my temperature.

Definition of masculine adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word masculine, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

3 days ago · masculine (comparative more masculine, superlative most masculine) Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly. Belonging to males; typically used by males. “John”, …

mas•cu•lin•i•ty /ˌmæskyəˈlɪnɪti/ n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 mas•cu•line (mas′ kyə lin), adj. pertaining to or …

If you say that someone or something is masculine, you mean that they have qualities such as strength or confidence which are considered typical of men. ...her aggressive, masculine …