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masculinity

[mas-kyuh-lin]

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adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.

having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness.

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.”

(of a woman) mannish.

noun Grammar.

the masculine gender.

a noun or other element in or marking that gender.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English masculin < Latin masculīnus, equivalent to mascul(us) male (mās male + -culus -cule¹) + -īnus -ine¹

Related forms

mas·cu·line·ly, adverb

mas·cu·lin·i·ty, mas·cu·line·ness, noun

hy·per·mas·cu·line, adjective

hy·per·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb

hy·per·mas·cu·line·ness, noun

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hy·per·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun

non·mas·cu·line, adjective

non·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb

non·mas·cu·line·ness, noun

non·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun

pseu·do·mas·cu·line, adjective

su·per·mas·cu·line, adjective

su·per·mas·cu·lin·i·ty, noun

ul·tra·mas·cu·line, adjective

un·mas·cu·line, adjective

un·mas·cu·line·ly, adverb

COLLAPSE

Can be confused: male, masculine, macho (see synonym note at male).

Synonyms
2. manly. See male.

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Example Sentences

It would not be hard for a moviegoer to end up wondering whether masculinity is a mode of performance.

Topics include the neglect of male adolescents' anxieties over masculinity and body image.

Women really do vary in the degree of masculinity they prefer.

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World English Dictionary

masculine (ˈmæskjʊlɪn)

—*adj*
1.	possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man; manly
2.	unwomanly
3.	grammar
	a. denoting a gender of nouns, occurring in many inflected languages, that includes all kinds of referents as well as some male animate referents
	b. (as noun): German ``Weg'' is a masculine

[C14: via French from Latin masculīnus, from masculus male, from mās a male]

'masculinely

—*adv*

mascu'linity

—n

'masculineness

—n

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Word Origin & History

masculine

late 14c., "belonging to the male sex," from O.Fr. masculin "of the male sex," from L. masculinus "male, of masculine gender," from masculus, dim. of mas (gen. maris) "male person, male," of unknown origin. Grammatical sense first recorded c.1380. Meaning "having the appropriate qualities of the male

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sex, manly, virile, powerful" is first attested 1629.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

masculine mas·cu·line (mās'kyə-lĭn)
n.