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mas·cu·line
[mas-kyuh-lin] Pronunciation Key
[mas-kyuh-lin] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun Grammar.
| 1. | pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire. |
| 2. | having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness. |
| 3. | Grammar. noting or pertaining to the gender of Latin, Greek, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, etc., which has among its members most nouns referring to males, as well as other nouns, as Spanish dedo, “finger,” German Bleistift, “pencil.” |
| 4. | (of a woman) mannish. |
| 5. | the masculine gender. |
| 6. | a noun or other element in or marking that gender. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| mas·cu·lin·i·ty
(mās'kyə-lĭn'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mas·cu·lin·i·ties
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| masculinity | |
noun | |
| 1. | the properties characteristic of the male sex [syn: maleness] [ant: femaleness] |
| 2. | the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men [ant: femininity] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
masculinity mas·cu·lin·i·ty (mās'kyə-lĭn'ĭ-tē)
n.
- The quality or condition of being masculine.
- Something traditionally considered to be characteristic of a male.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: mas·cu·lin·i·ty
Pronunciation: "mas-ky&-'lin-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality, state, or degree of being masculinemasculinity or femininity —Psychological Abstracts>
Main Entry: mas·cu·lin·i·ty
Pronunciation: "mas-ky&-'lin-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the quality, state, or degree of being masculine
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Masculinity
Mas`cu*lin"i*ty\, n. The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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masculinity
masculinity: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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