Masculine

  • 21masculine — mas•cu•line [[t]ˈmæs kyə lɪn[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men 2) having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength and boldness 3) gram. of, pertaining to, or being the grammatical gender that has among its… …

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  • 22masculine — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or characteristic of men. 2 manly, vigorous. 3 (of a woman) having qualities considered appropriate to a man. 4 Gram. of or denoting the gender proper to men s names. n. Gram. the masculine gender; a masculine word.… …

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  • 23masculine — See male. See male, manly, masculine …

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  • 24masculine — adjective 1》 having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men.     ↘male. 2》 Grammar of or denoting a gender of nouns and adjectives conventionally regarded as male. noun (the masculine) the male sex or gender. Derivatives… …

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  • 25masculine — [ˈmæskjʊlɪn] adj 1) with qualities that are considered typical of men Ant: feminine 2) linguistics in some languages, masculine nouns, pronouns, and adjectives have different forms from FEMININE or NEUTER words …

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  • 26masculine — masculinity / masculine [n/adj] manly andric, gender, macho*, male, manful, mannish, potent, virile; concepts 371,372,408,648 Ant. feminine …

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  • 27Masculine psychology — is a term sometimes used to describe and categorize issues concerning the gender related psychology of male human identity, as well as the issues that men confront during their lives.[who?] One stream emphasizes gender differences and has a… …

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  • 28Masculine ending — is term used in prosody, the study of verse form. It refers to a line ending in a stressed syllable. Its opposite is feminine ending, which describes a line ending in a stressless syllable. For example, in the following couplet by Longfellow, the …

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  • 29Masculine (disambiguation) — Masculine or masculinity, normally refer to qualities positively associated with men. Masculine may also refer to: Masculine (grammar), a grammatical gender Masculine cadence, a final chord occurring on a strong beat in music Masculine rhyme, on… …

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  • 30Masculine rhyme — A masculine rhyme is a rhyme that matches only one syllable, usually at the end of respective lines. Often the final syllable is stressed. Contents 1 English 2 French 3 See also 4 External links …

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