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masculine

[mas-kyuh-lin] / ˈmæs kjə lɪn /


ADJECTIVE
of the male sex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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The thin strips of seasoned and dehydrated meat were his favorite childhood snack, but Hirsch said meat snacks had a masculine aesthetic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

He also gives advice on appearing masculine and performs stunts to shock followers.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

She’s repeatedly told me that El-Sayed seems like an overly masculine guy who’s doing a right-wing machismo act.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Part of their unofficial relationship homework involves field missions that spark heated conversations about masculine insecurity and Diarra’s conflicted desires about motherhood.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

As Summer turned, the light seemed to change the spirit’s facial features from feminine to masculine and back again.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

The masculines end in -a, the feminines and neuters in -e.

From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso) Smith

"Dazzling, by God!" whispered some of the masculines that stood apart, and there were others that spoke not a word, but stood spell-bound at her majestic mien.

From Mistress Penwick by Dutton Payne

She had not succeeded in capturing a husband yet, but it seemed quite possible with all this influx of masculines.

From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas

The question ought to be met squarely by the "masculines" as well as by the women.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Nouns signifying males are masculines; as, fear a man, righ a king, sagart a priest, tarbh a bull, cu a dog.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart


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