masculīnus — meaning in English

English meaning

• masculine adj Relating to men, or having qualities traditionally associated with men, such as strength or assertiveness.

Senses

masculīnus is used for these senses in English:

• masculine Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
• masculine (of a noun) Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.

masculine — full definition

1. adj Relating to men, or having qualities traditionally associated with men, such as strength or assertiveness.
2. adj In grammar, belonging to the masculine gender class of nouns or adjectives in a given language.
3. noun The masculine grammatical gender, or a word belonging to it.

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