MASCULINE


Meaning of MASCULINE in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. of or characteristic of men.

2 manly, vigorous.

3 (of a woman) having qualities considered appropriate to a man.

4 Gram. of or denoting the gender proper to men's names.

--n. Gram. the masculine gender; a masculine word.

Derivatives:

masculinely adv. masculineness n. masculinity n.

Etymology: ME f. OF masculin -ine f. L masculinus (as MALE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.