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 masculine masculine /ˈmæskjələn/

adjective

  1. () Of grammatical gender  ( masculine )
    of grammatical gender
  2. () Associated with men and not with women  ( masculine )
    associated with men and not with women
  3. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable  ( masculine )
    (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
     A masculine cadence
    a masculine cadence
     The masculine rhyme of annoy, enjoy'
    the masculine rhyme of annoy, enjoy'

noun

  1. A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male  ( masculine )
    a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male