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mas·cu·line

(măs′kyə-lĭn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to men or boys; male.
2. Characterized by or possessing qualities traditionally attributed to men, such as aggressiveness.
3. Grammar Relating or belonging to the gender of words or forms that refer chiefly to males or to things grammatically classified as male.
4. Music Ending on an accented beat: a masculine cadence.
n.
1. Grammar
a. The masculine gender.
b. A word or word form of the masculine gender.
2. Archaic A male person.
[Middle English masculin, from Old French, from Latin masculīnus, from masculus, male, diminutive of mās.]
mas′cu·line·ly adv.
mas′cu·line·ness, mas′cu·lin′·ity (-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.
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mas•cu•lin•i•ty

(ˌmæs kyəˈlɪn ɪ ti)
n.
the quality of being masculine.
[1745–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:masculinity - the properties characteristic of the male sex]masculinity - the properties characteristic of the male sex
sexuality, gender - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"
virility - the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
2. [画像:masculinity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men]masculinity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
manfulness, manliness, virility - the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
boyishness - being characteristic of a boy
machismo - exaggerated masculinity
hoydenism, tomboyishness - masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)
femininity, muliebrity - the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
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masculinity

noun virility, strength, toughness, manliness, maleness, robustness, ruggedness, muscularity The old ideas of masculinity do not work for most men.
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Translations
ذكورَه، صِفات الرُّجولَه
mužnostmužskost
mandighedmaskulinitet
karlmennska
masculinitate
erillikerkeklik

masculinity

[ˌmæskjʊˈlɪnɪtɪ] N → masculinidad f
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masculinity

[ˌmæskjuˈlɪnɪti] n → masculinité f
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masculinity

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masculinity

[ˌmæskjʊˈlɪnɪtɪ] n → virilità f inv, mascolinità f inv (pej) (of woman) → mascolinità f inv
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masculine

(ˈmӕskjulin) adjective
1. of the male sex. masculine qualities. manlik ذُكوري мъжествен masculino mužský; mužný männlich maskulin; mandig αρσενικός, ανδρικός, αρρενωπός masculino mehelik مذکر maskuliininen masculin גברי पुरुषवत् muški, muževan férfias laki-laki karlkyns mascolino, maschile 男性の 남자에 어울리는 vyriškas, vyrų vīrieša-; vīrišķīgs kelakian mannelijk mannlig, maskulin, mandig męski نارينه masculino masculin мужской mužský moški muški manlig, maskulin เกี่ยวกับเพศชาย erkeğe ait, erkeksi 男性的,男子氣概的 чоловічий مردانہ thuộc giống đực 男性的,男性气概的
2. in certain languages, of one of usually two or three genders of nouns etc. Is the French word for `door' masculine or feminine? manlik مُذَكَّر от мъжки род masculino mužského rodu männlich hankøn; maskulinum αρσενικός, αρσενικού γένους masculino meessoost مذکر maskuliinisukuinen masculin מִין זָכָר पुंजातीय muškarački hímnemű jantan karlkyns maschile 男性名詞の 남성의 vyriškosios giminės vīriešu (dzimte) jantan mannelijk hankjønn, maskulin męski نارينه masculino masculin мужского рода mužského rodu moški muški rod maskulin คํานามที่ถือเป็นเพศชายในบางภาษา เช่น ภาษาฝรั่งเศส eril, erkek cinsinden sayılan (語法)陽性的 чоловічий صیغئہ مزکّر giống (语法)阳性的
ˌmascuˈlinity noun
manlikheid ذكورَه، صِفات الرُّجولَه мъжественост masculinidade mužskost; mužnost die Männlichkeit maskulinitet; mandighed ανδρισμός, αρρενωπότητα masculinidad mehelikkus رجولیت maskuliinisuus masculinité גבריות पुरुषत्व muževnost férfiasság kejantanan karlmennska mascolinità 男性らしさ 사내다움 vyriškumas vīrišķība; vīrietība sifat kelakian mannelijkheid mandighet męskość نارينتوب masculinidade masculinitate мужественность mužnosť moškost muškost manlighet ความเป็นชาย erkeklik, erillik 男性,男子氣概 мужність مردانگی tính chất đực; tính chất đàn ông 男性,男子气
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masculinity

n masculinidad f
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