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noun
The characteristic, state or condition of being male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the properties characteristic of the male sex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: masculinity
Antonyms: femaleness
Broader terms: sex, gender, sexuality
Narrower terms: virility
History
Etymology tree Latin masculus Vulgar Latin masclus Old French maslebor. Middle English male English male Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English maleness From male + -ness.
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