mas´cu|line|ly

mas´cu|line|ly: mas|cu|line «MAS kyuh lihn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. of men or boys; male: »masculine traits.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under male. (Cf. ↑male)

2. like that of a man: »masculine courage, masculine strength.
SYNONYM(S): manly, strong, vigorous, virile. See syn. under male. (Cf. ↑male)

3. having qualities, tastes, or the like, suited to a man; mannish: »a masculine woman.

4. of or belonging to the male sex.

5. Grammar. of the gender to which nouns and adjectives referring to males belong. “Boy,” “nephew,” “king,” and “bull” are masculine nouns.

–n.

1. Grammar. a) the masculine gender. b) a word or form in the masculine gender. Abbr: masc.

2. something that is male; male: »She flounced out of the room and left the masculines to themselves (F. W. Robinson).

╂[< Latin masculīnus < masculus < mās, maris male. See etym. of doublet male. (Cf. ↑male)]

–mas´cu|line|ly, adverb.

–mas´cu|line|ness, noun.

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