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- 5 dictionary resultsmas⋅cu⋅line
[mas-kyuh-lin]
–adjective
| 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. |
–noun Grammar.
| 5. | the masculine gender. |
| 6. | a noun or other element in or marking that gender. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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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.
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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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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