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Masculine (Adjective)

Associated with men and not with women.

All adjective clusters.

The sport of boxing is often seen as a masculine pursuit.
The company's masculine image was reinforced by its rugged advertising campaigns.
His thick beard and deep voice gave him a very masculine appearance.
In some cultures, aggression is still viewed as a traditionally masculine trait.
The designer's use of dark colors and bold lines gave the interior a masculine feel.

(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'".

All adjective clusters.

The poem's feminine rhymes were disrupted by the masculine cadence of the final line, creating an unsettling sense of tension.
The composer's use of a masculine ending syllable in the melody added a sense of resolution to the otherwise meandering tune.
In contrast to the previous lines, the final syllable's strong emphasis created a masculine rhyme that added a sense of finality to the poem.
The poet's deliberate use of a masculine cadence in the final stanza added a sense of authority to the otherwise introspective verse.
The musical phrase's abrupt masculine ending was jarring, especially after the gentle lilt of the preceding measures.

Of grammatical gender.

All adjective clusters.

The word for "hero" is masculine.
In many languages, nouns that end in the suffix "-or" are considered masculine.
The masculine article "el" is used to describe the noun "hombre" in Spanish.
In French, the pronoun "il" is used to refer to masculine nouns and the pronoun "elle" is used to refer to feminine nouns.
Nouns that refer to males are typically considered masculine.