Synonyms for masculine
ˈmæs kyə lɪnmas·cu·line

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1. masculineadjective

   Synonyms:
   manly, virile

   Antonyms:
   unmanly, epicene, effeminate, emasculated

2. masculineadjective

   Synonyms:
   male

   Antonyms:
   female, womanly

3. masculineadjective

   Antonyms:
   feminine

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1. masculine

   We apply male to the sex, masculine to the qualities, especially to the stronger, hardier, and more imperious qualities that distinguish the male sex; as applied to women, masculine has often the depreciatory sense of unwomanly, rude, or harsh; as, a masculine face or voice, or the like; tho one may say in a commendatory way, she acted with masculine courage or decision. Manlike may mean only having the outward appearance or semblance of a man, or may be closely equivalent to manly. Manly refers to all the qualities and traits worthy of a man; manful, especially to the valor and prowess that become a man; we speak of a manful struggle, manly decision; we say manly gentleness or tenderness; we could not say manful tenderness. Mannish is a depreciatory word referring to the mimicry or parade of some superficial qualities of manhood; as, a mannish boy or woman. Masculine may apply to the distinctive qualities of the male sex at any age; virile applies to the distinctive qualities of mature manhood only, as opposed not only to feminine or womanly but to childish, and is thus an emphatic word for sturdy, intrepid, etc.

   See synonyms for FEMININE.

   Synonyms:
   male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, virile

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1. masculine

   Synonyms:
   male, manly, manful, hardy, courageous, virile

   Antonyms:
   female, feminine, womanish, womanly, effeminate

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1. masculineadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   female, maidenlike, maidenly, feminine, unstressed, neuter, fair(a), powder-puff, distaff

2. masculineadjective

   of grammatical gender

   Antonyms:
   maidenlike, feminine, unstressed, distaff, female, maidenly, fair(a), powder-puff, neuter

3. masculineadjective

   associated with men and not with women

   Antonyms:
   distaff, powder-puff, maidenly, female, unstressed, maidenlike, neuter, fair(a), feminine

4. masculineadjective

   (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

   "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"

   Antonyms:
   powder-puff, feminine, maidenlike, maidenly, unstressed, distaff, fair(a), neuter, female

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1. masculineadjective

   Synonyms:
   male, of the male sex, not female

2. masculineadjective

   Synonyms:
   manly, virile, manlike, not feminine, not effeminate

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1. masculineadjective

   Synonyms:
   male, manly, virile, manful

   Antonyms:
   feminine

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1. List of paraphrases for "masculine":

   male, manly, virile, macho

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How to use masculine in a sentence?

1. Peter Pilotto:

   We want to explore that idea further, it's a kind of a gender neutral range, which depending on how it's worn can be either very masculine or very feminine and we feel that's a very modern way forward.

2. Nader Masadeh:

   Typically, when people think of Buffalo wings, they think of restaurants that are dark, masculine man caves, with mostly beer and lots of fried food and neon lights. The menu is often an afterthought, what we decided to do is make a new experience, one that is more female- and family-friendly, but where we don’t forget about the needs of the traditional sports fanatic.

3. Cristian Parvulescu:

   Christian Orthodox countries are masculine societies where justice is the result of negotiation.

4. Arpels CEO Nicolas Bos:

   We really differ from brands that are more technical and masculine, our message is more about the design and craftsmanship. The Asian market has been very responsive to our feminine designs, but we don't differentiate the collection according to geography, we're never opportunistic.

5. John Gibbs:

   Businesses must make a concerted effort to hire and promote women who may or may not be up to par with their male counterparts, in addition, the chemistry of having women in a masculine environment may reduce business cohesiveness and productivity from what it might have been otherwise( this is especially true of the military, although by no means limited to it). Needless to say all these things subtract from a team's effort to produce efficiently.