masculine

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/ or /ˈmæskjəlɪn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmæskjuːlɪn/ or /ˈmæskjəlɪn/

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Adjective

Positive masculine

Comparative more masculine

Superlative most masculine

1. If something is masculine it is like something a boy or man would do.
   • Antonym: feminine

   Playing sports is often seen as masculine.

2. If someone is masculine they act in a way that is usual for a man.

   The character Rambo is very masculine.

   She is a masculine woman, she always acts like a man.

3. (grammar) In some languages, masculine is a gender that a word can have.

   Some German words are masculine, but English words do not have gender.

Related words

• male
• gender