n.
Pronunciation: ' mas-ky ə -l ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English masculin, from Latin masculinus, from masculus, noun, male, diminutive of mas male
Date: 14th century
1 a : MALE b : having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man
2 : of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males < masculine nouns>
3 a : having or occurring in a stressed final syllable < masculine rhyme> b : having the final chord occurring on a strong beat < masculine cadence>
– mas · cu · line · ly adverb
– mas · cu · lin · i · ty \ ˌ mas-ky ə - ' li-n ə -t ē \ noun