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
Plus, there’s plenty to dissect about how much the show was about the masculine fantasies of the War on Terror.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 May 2025
On the other hand, the other rugs in the Barrow Collection have a cool, masculine aesthetic to them.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Meanwhile, Jeremy Pope transformed into a traditional flapper, turning finger waves masculine with a side part, fade, and kiss curl.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 May 2025
Boys of Summer is classified as a fougère, a classically masculine scent categorized by herbaceous top notes (usually lavender), a floral heart, and a green, woody base.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 2 May 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 May 2025
On the other hand, the other rugs in the Barrow Collection have a cool, masculine aesthetic to them.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Meanwhile, Jeremy Pope transformed into a traditional flapper, turning finger waves masculine with a side part, fade, and kiss curl.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 May 2025
Boys of Summer is classified as a fougère, a classically masculine scent categorized by herbaceous top notes (usually lavender), a floral heart, and a green, woody base.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for masculine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masculine
male
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There’s a sad irony here: the radiant plumage of the male lyrebird – evolved to increase its mating opportunities with female lyrebirds – nearly led to its demise due to demand from humans who wanted to use it for more or less the same evolutionary reason.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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But the Parisian art scene remained a heavily male milieu in which Lijn, as a young woman, often felt dismissed.—
Marina Isgro,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Masculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masculine. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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