adjective · rare

masculine

masculine · more masculine · most masculine

чоловічий

мужской, мужественный, маскулинный, мужеподобный

männlich, maskulin

Of or pertaining to the male genderOf or pertaining to the male gender.

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UK/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/US/ˈmæskjələn/

» Some women look more masculine than feminine.

Некоторые женщины выглядят скорее мужественными, чем женственными. — odexed

Деякі жінки виглядають більш мужоподібно, ніж жіночно. — ChickenKiev

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Meaning

8 senses

Of or pertaining to the male gender.
male (of grammatical gender)
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
männlich
мужско́йmužskój
чолові́чийčolovíčyj
Belonging to males; typically used by males.
“John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.
мужско́йmužskój
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.
associated with men and not with women
Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
The noun Student is masculine in German.
männlich, maskulin
мужско́йmužskój
чолові́чийčolovíčyj
Being inflected in agreement with a masculine noun.
German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.
Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
Following or ending on a stressed syllable.
Masculine caesura, masculine catalexis, masculine ending, masculine rhyme.
(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

Examples

72 sentences

Some women look more masculine than feminine.
Деякі жінки виглядають більш мужоподібно, ніж жіночно. — ChickenKiev
ruНекоторые женщины выглядят скорее мужественными, чем женственными. — odexed
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The radio announcer had a masculine voice.
deDer Radiosprecher hatte eine männliche Stimme. — xtofu80
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I heard a masculine voice calling my name.
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Tom isn't very masculine.
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Men like to look masculine.
ruМужчинам нравится выглядеть мужественными. — elsteris
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly:

Русский

By meaning 1

having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate:

Origin

From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus,

From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”). Displaced native Old English werlīċ (literally “manly”).

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