(a.) Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.
(a.) Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.
(a.) Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.
Example Sentences:
(1) The nurses who enjoyed the field most were of the androgynous or masculine type and had high levels of self-esteem.
(2) When added to the food in two different doses during 8 weeks, 11 beta-hydroxyandrostenedione had a pronounced masculinizing effect, and androstenedione did not modify the gonads at all.
(3) This report deals with the shortened estrous cycles, masculinization, depressed fertility, and the systemic hormone profiles resulting from a granulosa cell tumor in a doe.
(4) Moreover, the presence of a loss-of-function runt mutation masculinizes triploid intersexes.
(5) But when a man is placed in the role of a woman talking to other women, his masculinity is called into question.
(6) It's hard to imagine a more masculine character than Thor, who is based on the god of thunder of Norse myth: he's the strapping, hammer-wielding son of Odin who, more often than not, sports a beard and likes nothing better than smacking frost giants.
(7) We wanted a place where men could discuss masculine topics without facing the same public shaming outcry that happens on social media sites – feminists are quick on the trigger to try to take down anything they consider wrong … Milo Yiannopoulos lost his verified status on Twitter because of his views on masculinity.
(8) Two major facts that bear direct relationship with the control of masculine reproductive behavior were demonstrated.
(9) Previous research by Bem has indicated that androgynous individuals of both sexes display "masculine" independence when under pressure to conform as well as "feminine" nurturance when interacting with a kitten.
(10) Europe's first ruling on Brexit: it's masculine, unless you're Italian Read more EU diplomats speak, too, of genuine shock at proposals by the home secretary, Amber Rudd, to oblige British firms to disclose how many foreign workers they employ.
(11) Lacl of masculinization in female infants whose virilized mothers have h. luteinalis is in contrast to the common finding of fetal masculinization when maternal virilization occurs with luteoma of pregnancy.
(12) A new 1-stage procedure for clitorovaginoplasty in severely masculinized female pseudohermaphrodites is presented.
(13) The Turner prize-winning artist has turned his sights on the survivalist and his exceptionally rugged version of masculinity, arguing that it isn’t fit for the 21st century.
(14) Interestingly, in addition to feminizing XO animals, xol-1 mutations further masculinize XX animals already partially masculinized.
(15) On the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory, they scored high on the depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, and paranoia scales, and they scored low on the masculinity-feminity scale.
(16) Nonmasculine individuals perceived the adversary more positively than masculine individuals regardless of strategy of resolution.
(17) Men who adopted a submissive feminine role and women with high masculine aggressive scores were more permissive as regards drinking.
(18) In the 1960's, high masculinity of mortality was associated independently with low proportions in primary activities, high proportions hiring in large cities, and with high discrimination against females in school enrollment combined with poor nutritional standards.
(19) The study was designed to test whether men and women identifying with a masculine stereotype differ in their perception of a confederate (adversary) who displays either an empathetic or aggressive role in resolving a disagreement over social issues.
(20) Thus, it appears that PG synthesis plays a role in the testosterone-induced masculine differentiation of the Wolffian duct.
Men
Definition:
(pl. ) of Man
(n.) pl. of Man.
(pron.) A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they.
Example Sentences:
(1) Sperm specimens were obtained from 13 men participating in our in vitro fertilization program.
(2) Villagers, including one man who has been left disabled and the relatives of six men who were killed, are suing ABG in the UK high court, represented by British law firm Leigh Day, alleging that Tanzanian police officers shot unarmed locals.
(3) The prevalence of 24.4% among Mexican American men was similar to that among men from other ethnic backgrounds.
(4) Patients were chronically ill homosexual men with multiple systemic opportunistic infections.
(5) A total of five men appeared at a Moscow courtroom on Sunday.
(6) DI James Faulkner of Great Manchester police said: “The men and women working in the factory have told us that they were subjected to physical and verbal assaults at the hands of their employers and forced to work more than 80-hours before ending up with around £25 for their week’s work.
(7) The frequency of gastric malignancies in the families of the women with gastric polyps was higher than in the controls and in men, 6.2, 3.1 and 2.4 percent, respectively (p less than 0.05, and p less than 0.025).
(8) Serum sialic acid concentration predicts both death from CHD and stroke in men and women independent of age.
(9) EI showed a tendency to drop from week 20 to week 40 in the men and a tendency to increase from week 20 to week 40 in the women.
(10) Men who ever farmed were at slightly elevated risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (odds ratio = 1.2, 95% confidence interval = 1.0-1.5) that was not linked to specific crops or particular animals.
(11) There was also acknowledgement for two long-term servants to the men’s game who will both leave the Premier League for Major League Soccer this summer.
(12) Many hope this week's photocalls with the two men will be a recruiting aid and provide a desperately needed bounce in the polls.
(13) The overall incidence in patients over 50 years of age was 8.5%; it was more than twice as high in women (11.5%) as in men (4.5%) and rose sharply with age.
(14) The reference cohort consisted of 1725845 men otherwise gainfully employed.
(15) In addition, in all the diagnostic groups, women were found to be older than men at first hospitalization.
(16) Three subcohorts were defined: 3212 men whose only exposure to asbestos was to amosite; 3430 exposed to crocidolite; and 675 to both amphiboles.
(17) This paper presents findings from a survey on knowledge of and attitudes and practices towards AIDS among currently married Zimbabwean men conducted between April and June 1988.
(18) Disabled men also were more depressed and anxious and had lower ego strength and higher hypochondriasis scores on the MMPI, but were no different in type A behavior.
(19) This study examines the extent to which changes in smoking can account for the decrease in CHD mortality for men and women aged 35-64 years.
(20) The charges against Harrison were filed just after two white men were accused of fatally shooting three black people in Tulsa in what prosecutors said were racially motivated attacks.