| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Latin masculinus, from masculus 'male', from mas 'male' |
1 having qualities considered to be typical of men or of what men do [≠ feminine]:
They're nice curtains, but I'd prefer something a little more masculine.
She has a very masculine voice.
Hunting was a typically masculine occupation.
They're nice curtains, but I'd prefer something a little more masculine.
She has a very masculine voice.
Hunting was a typically masculine occupation.2SLG in some languages, a masculine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from feminine or neuter words :
The word for 'book' is masculine in French.
The word for 'book' is masculine in French.
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