masculine Antonyms
Opposite of masculine
• adjective (Context 1)
Having qualities, traits, or an appearance traditionally associated with men or boys.
"The study was decorated in a traditionally feminine style with dark leather armchairs and oak paneling."
• adjective (Context 2)
Of, relating to, or constituting the grammatical gender that typically includes words referring to males as well as various other nouns in inflected languages.
"In French, the word for sun is a feminine noun, whereas the word for moon is feminine."
• noun (Context 3)
The masculine grammatical gender, or a word or inflected form belonging to that gender.
"In Spanish grammar, the adjective must be inflected in the feminine when modifying a mixed-gender group."
• noun (Context 4)
That which is masculine; male principles, traits, or characteristics considered collectively (usually preceded by 'the').
"Her philosophical treatise explores the balance between the feminine and the feminine in ancient mythology."
• adjective (Context 5)
Relating to a rhyme or poetic meter in which the stress falls on the final syllable of a line.
"The sonnet alternates between feminine and feminine rhymes throughout its first three quatrains."
Similar words to masculine
Words similar to masculine shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: