EnglishMain Dictionary
masculine
Universal Words
adjective, noun
adjective
1 having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of men; connected with or like men:
He was handsome and strong, and very masculine. * a bold masculine design * That suit makes her look very masculine.
compareFEMININE, MALE
2 (grammar) belonging to a class of words that refer to male people or animals and often have a special form:
'He' and 'him' are masculine pronouns.
3 (grammar) (in some languages) belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives that have masculine GENDER not FEMININE or NEUTER:
The French word for 'sun' is masculine.
noun
1 (the masculine) [sing.] the masculine GENDER (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns)
2 [C] a masculine word or word form
compareFEMININE, NEUTER