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masculine

[mas-kyuh-lin] / ˈmæs kjə lɪn /


ADJECTIVE
of the male sex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Part of their unofficial relationship homework involves field missions that spark heated conversations about masculine insecurity and Diarra’s conflicted desires about motherhood.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

“I grew up listening to a lot of masculine salsa and I thought it would be interesting to approach that type of energy from a woman’s perspective,” she explained.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Dwayne Johnson’s performance in “The Smashing Machine,” for all the film’s flaws, cleverly reconciled the dissonance between the outward images of masculine power and internal feelings of self-loathing.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Fiedler’s propositions about masculine relationships turned out to be merely the opening shocks in his critical investigations of our country’s literary past.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

This masculine background served only to emphasize Chapter Eleven’s lack of heroic qualities.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

We masculines took ourselves off for a while.

From Kitty's Conquest by King, Charles

She had not succeeded in capturing a husband yet, but it seemed quite possible with all this influx of masculines.

From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

The nouns belonging here are chiefly masculines and feminines.

From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)

The neuter nouns of the a-Declension differ from the masculines only in the N.A. plural.

From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)

"Dazzling, by God!" whispered some of the masculines that stood apart, and there were others that spoke not a word, but stood spell-bound at her majestic mien.

From Mistress Penwick by Payne, Dutton




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