Antonyms for masculine


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mas-kyuh-lin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæs kyə lɪn


Definition of masculine

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "belonging to the male grammatical gender;" late 14c., "of men, male," from Old French masculin "of the male sex" (12c.), from Latin masculinus "male, of masculine gender," from masculus "male, masculine; worthy of a man," diminutive of mas (genitive maris) "male person, male," of unknown origin. Meaning "having the appropriate qualities of the male sex, manly, virile, powerful" is first attested 1620s. As a noun from mid-15c.
  • adj manlike
Example sentences :
  • It arose, I imagine, from an excess of the masculine element in his nature.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • But, at that moment, to Dr. Eben it looked large and masculine.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • The boy gave her the superior smile of the masculine creature.
  • Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
  • I told him that most of masculine Denboro fished or farmed or kept store.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But since then it has had time and opportunity to become strong, bold, masculine, potential.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • Mingled with it there may also have been a dash of masculine vanity.
  • Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith
  • He saw his own face, handsome and masculine, shining out of her mind.
  • Extract from : « The Game of Rat and Dragon » by Cordwainer Smith
  • There was a firmness, a hint of masculine strength in her chin, and in her manner.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • As to poodles and pugs, it is difficult for the masculine "man of letters" to write.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various
  • There is a softness in masculine nature, even the most brutal, which acts as a check.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for masculine

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