male, masculine Definition

male
adj

1. Denoting the sex that produces sperm and fertilizes the egg cell (ovum) produced by the female.
2. Denoting the reproductive structure of a plant that produces the male gamete.
3. Belonging to or characteristic of men; masculine.

Example: male hormones
Thesaurus: masculine, manly, virile; Antonym: feminine, effeminate.
4. For or made up of men or boys.

Example: male college
5. engineering.
Said of a piece of machinery, etc: having a projecting part that fits into another part (the female adj 4).

noun

1. A male person, animal or plant.

Derivative: maleness
noun

Etymology: 14c: from French masle or male, from Latin masculus, from mas a male.

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There is often confusion between male and masculine: male classifies, and refers to the fact of being a man; masculine describes and refers to characteristics that are typical of men.