as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
some people consider a deep voice to be a particularly appealing masculine trait
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Recent Examples of masculine
His subjects are usually men, but under the watchful eye of Ian, they are shown embodying both their masculine and feminine auras.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Peter, on the other hand, is approaching it in a very old fashioned, very masculine, frankly, way of burying it, ignoring it, and that doesn’t often work.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Indeed, research shows that successful organizations promote a healthy mix of stereotypically masculine and feminine qualities.
—Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Peter, on the other hand, is approaching it in a very old fashioned, very masculine, frankly, way of burying it, ignoring it, and that doesn’t often work.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
However, sticking to her overall intention with the film, Berg draws a line between this technical skill and Buckley’s ethereal spirit, which, having been raised by a single mother, contained both masculine and feminine features and poured love onto others with reckless abandon.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
Indeed, research shows that successful organizations promote a healthy mix of stereotypically masculine and feminine qualities.
—Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for masculine
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“Masculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masculine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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