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   masculine

   /ˈmaskjʊlɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men: "he is outstandingly handsome and robust, very masculine" Similar virilemachomanlyall-malered-bloodedladdishmuscularmusclystrappingwell builtruggedbrawny
   • ▪ relating to men; male: "a masculine voice" Similar malemanlymanlikeof menman'smen'smale-orientedOpposite feminine
   • 2. of or denoting a gender of nouns and adjectives, conventionally regarded as male: "masculine pronouns"

   noun

   • 1. the male sex or gender: "the dance presents the world of the masculine, its raw energy"
   • ▪ a masculine word or form.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in grammatical use): via Old French from Latin masculinus, from masculus ‘male’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. masculinely adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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