Meaning & Definition of Masculine in English
English⟶
Masculine
/mæskjələn/
noun
1. A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
synonym:
- masculine
adjective
1. Of grammatical gender
synonym:
- masculine
2. Associated with men and not with women
synonym:
- masculine
3. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
- "A masculine cadence"
- "The masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"
synonym:
- masculine
Examples of using
Brothers Grimm’s Little Red Riding Hood has a neutral gender, while Charles Perrault’s has a masculine one.