1mas·cu·line adjective \?mas-ky?-l?n\
Definition of MASCULINE
1a : male b : having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man
2: of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males <masculine nouns>
3a : having or occurring in a stressed final syllable <masculine rhyme> b : having the final chord occurring on a strong beat <masculine cadence>
— mas·cu·line·ly adverb
— mas·cu·lin·i·ty \?mas-ky?-?li-n?-t?\ noun