masculine

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mas·cu·line [masculine masculines] adjective, noun BrE [ˈmæskjəlɪn] NAmE [ˈmæskjəlɪn]
adjective
1. having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of men; connected with or like men
•He was handsome and strong, and very masculine.
•That suit makes her look very masculine.
compare ↑feminine, ↑male
2. (grammar)belonging to a class of words that refer to male people or animals and often have a special form
•‘He’ and ‘him’ are masculine pronouns.
3. (grammar) (in some languages)belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives that have masculine ↑gender, not ↑feminine or ↑neuter
•The French word for ‘sun’ is masculine.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in grammatical use): via Old French from Latin masculinus, from masculus ‘male’.

Example Bank:
•She has a very masculine face.
•That's a typically masculine attitude!
•The ceremony is exclusively masculine.
•We assume that stereotypically masculine traits are more suited to the military.
•an environment which is heavily masculine
•the severely masculine cut of his suit
•women entering traditionally masculine domains such as construction

 
noun
1. the masculinesingular the ↑masculine ↑gender (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns)
2. countable a ↑masculine word or word form
compare ↑feminine, ↑neuter

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in grammatical use): via Old French from Latin masculinus, from masculus ‘male’.
 

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  feminine, neuter