The meaning of MASCULINE is considered to be characteristic of men : marked by or having qualities, features, etc. traditionally associated with men.

To be masculine means to embrace your true self and live it authentically. He's the most honestly named hero in existence: two masculine terms pressed closely together. These examples are from corpora …

MASCULINE definition: pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men. See examples of masculine used in a sentence.

Male means 'relating to the sex that cannot have babies'. You can use male as an adjective to describe either people or animals. A male nurse came to take my temperature.

Definition of masculine adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word masculine, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

4 days ago · masculine (comparative more masculine, superlative most masculine) Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly. Belonging to males; typically used by males. “John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are …

mas•cu•lin•i•ty /ˌmæskyəˈlɪnɪti/ n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 mas•cu•line (mas′ kyə lin), adj. pertaining to or characteristic of a man or …

The symbol of the Roman god Mars (god of war) is often used to represent the male sex. It also stands for the planet Mars and is the alchemical symbol for iron. Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism …

Masculine definition: Relating or belonging to the gender of words or forms that refer chiefly to males or to things grammatically classified as male.