Definition of "masculine" in English

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the male gender.

2. Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.

3. Belonging to males; typically used by males.

   • “John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.

4. Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.

5. (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.

6. (grammar, Mongolic languages, of any word) Having the vowel harmony of a back vowel.

7. (prosody) Following or ending on a stressed syllable.

   • Masculine caesura, masculine catalexis, masculine ending, masculine rhyme.

noun

1. (grammar) The masculine gender.

2. (grammar) A word of the masculine gender.

3. That which is masculine.

4. (rare, possibly obsolete) A man.