MASCULINE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
   Hypernyms(s) masculine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gender (what does gender mean?)
   • grammatical gender (what does grammatical gender mean?)

MASCULINE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • associated with men and not with women
   Antonym(s)
   • feminine (what does feminine mean?)
   Similar To
   • male (what does male mean?)
   • butch (what does butch mean?)
   • macho (what does macho mean?)
   • male (what does male mean?)
   • manful (what does manful mean?)
   • manlike (what does manlike mean?)
   • manly (what does manly mean?)
   • virile (what does virile mean?)
   • mannish (what does mannish mean?)
   See Also
   • male (what does male mean?)
   • manly (what does manly mean?)
   • manful (what does manful mean?)
   • manlike (what does manlike mean?)
   • masculine (what does masculine mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of grammatical gender
   Antonym(s)
   • feminine (what does feminine mean?)
   • neuter (what does neuter mean?)
   See Also
   • masculine (what does masculine mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
   Usage Example(s)
   • a masculine cadence
   • the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy”
   Similar To
   • stressed (what does stressed mean?)