MASCULINE

(GRAMMAR), abbreviation masc [adjective] [not gradable] - (in some languages) belonging to the group of nouns which are not feminine or neuterThe French word for 'sun' is masculine - 'le soleil', but the German word is feminine - 'die Sonne'.In English there are masculine and feminine forms of some nouns, for example actor and actress, but the feminine forms are now being used less often.