Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: masculine
IPA transcription: [m'æskjələn]
Pronunciations of masculine
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: masculine
    Meaning: of grammatical gender
  • Synonyms: masculine
    Meaning: associated with men and not with women
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: masculine
    Meaning: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male
Usage examples
  • Three masculine forms sat suddenly erect.
  • I have rarely seen a masculine face so handsome and yet so strong.
  • He belonged there, masculine in reefer and sweater and high-laced boots.
  • 'But he may possess a certain masculine trait, a kind of secretiveness.'
  • This cat was, for a cat, needlessly tall, powerful, independent, and masculine.
  • Even their exercises and diversions have more of the masculine than the feminine.
  • This was distinctly unfair, because he had no quarrel with the masculine portion of the West.
  • Every one of them has been very emphatically of the opinion that my rational life is distinctively masculine, being logical, impartial, skeptical.
  • For a time the two masculine human beings ate and drank with so much vigor that there was no time for talk. Leffingwell was the first to break silence.
  • For, despite Mrs. Henry Sherwood's bruskness and masculine appearance, Nan learned that there were certain matters over which her aunt showed extreme nervousness.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Saint Peter, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sex and sexuality in speculative fiction, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hong Kong action cinema, License CC BY-SA 4.0