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