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| andro- |
male; masculine; human. |
| androgen |
any substance, such as a hormone, that promotes masculine characteristics. |
| animus |
In Jungian psychology, the archetypal masculine element in a woman's psyche. [1/3 definitions] |
| butch |
(slang) of a female, having the appearance or behavior usu. associated with masculine gender. [1/2 definitions] |
| effeminate |
of a man or boy, having qualities of appearance, manner, or behavior conventionally associated with feminine rather than masculine gender; unmanly. |
| gender |
a system in many languages in which nouns fall into two or more groups, such as masculine, feminine, or neuter, the members of each group sharing grammatical features such as inflections and pronoun equivalents. [1/3 definitions] |
| hypermasculine |
combined form of masculine. |
| male |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the masculine sex. [3 definitions] |
| manly |
possessing qualities that are considered to be desirable in or befitting a man; masculine. |
| masc. |
abbreviation of "masculine." |
| masculine |
in grammar, the masculine gender, or a word in this gender. [1/4 definitions] |
| masculinize |
to give a masculine appearance to, esp. to produce male secondary sex characteristics in (a female), as with a drug or hormone treatment. |
| neuter |
in grammar, neither feminine nor masculine with respect to gender. [1/9 definitions] |
| supermasculine |
combined form of masculine. |
| ultramasculine |
combined form of masculine. |
| unman |
to deprive of courage, resolution, or other characteristics considered to be masculine. [1/2 definitions] |
| unmanly |
lacking in characteristics considered to be masculine, such as strength, bravery, or courage. |
| unmasculine |
combined form of masculine. |
| virile |
having the qualities of a man; characteristically masculine. [1/3 definitions] |
| yang |
(sometimes cap.) in Chinese dualistic philosophy, the active, positive, bright, and masculine force in the universe and in individual beings. (Cf. yin.) |
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