Definitions
Associated with men or traditionally male qualities.
Word origin
From Middle English masculyne, masculyn, from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, diminutive of masculus (“male, manly”), itself a diminutive of mās (“male”). Displaced native Old English werlīċ (literally “manly”).
Used in a sentence
““John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.”
“That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.”
“[…] a masculine church.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Manly”9 letters
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