a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
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of grammatical gender
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associated with men and not with women
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(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
<adj.all> a masculine cadence the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'
masculine \mas"cu*line\ (m[a^]s"k[-u]*l[i^]n), a. [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See {Male} masculine.] 1. Of the male sex; not female.
Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons. --Chaucer.
2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.
That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. --Hallam.
3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [R.] ``A masculine church.'' --Fuller.
4. (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from {feminine} and {neuter}. See {Gender}. -- {Mas"cu*line*ly}, adv. -- {Mas"cu*line*ness}, n.
George tries, though. "Ah," he says, "like some Newcomer men. They don't feel truly masculine until they've given birth." He can't understand why Earthmen worry so much about impotency, though.
Perched up on that pinnacle of masculine ego, looking down at poor, weak, defenseless females _ and pitying them because they don't have beards." _ "June Bride" (1948).
Ms. Abbott makes the predictable point that her father groomed her for a "masculine" life free from womenly chores, yet resented her desire to leave home and become truly independent.
"But I didn't want it to be too masculine, like ducks."
He points out that various Scripture passages attribute to God both masculine and feminine qualities, sometimes picturing him as a caring, comforting mother.
Well, there were 110 men with Farrell, and each paid Pounds 300, so watch out for the new masculine men.
"Women, in the name of liberation from the `domination' of men, should not try to appropriate masculine characteristics that do not correspond with their own original femininity," he wrote, according to AGI.
It voted to asked the conference to restore masculine pronouns in 34 psalms in a lengthy section of them.
Despite its masculine sounding acronym, there are women in DDADD and Carlisle said the name wasn't meant as a challenge to the well-known MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
There will be all the usual masculine appurtances from shirts to shoes and ties.
"There's no question that masculine insecurity has risen and has been associated with the rise in feminism," Johnston said Thursday. "And you've certainly got a lot of crazy or damaged, angry people out there.
Whether the clothes are based on masculine styles or are all dressed up for evening, they are presented with an eye to both ease and elegance.
Burger King, on the other hand, came off as aggressive, masculine and distant in the agency's psychological research.
Exploitation of the male has gone too far. Not since the heroic world of classical Greece, apart from a blip at the time of the Renaissance, has the masculine body been so exposed, so open to view.
Agnes watches their clubby masculine conclave with the realization that her schooling in the battle of the sexes is far from over.