The difference between Feminine and Masculine

When used as nouns, feminine means that which is feminine, whereas masculine means the masculine gender.

When used as adjectives, feminine means of or pertaining to the female gender, whereas masculine means of or pertaining to the male gender.

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  1. Feminine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly.

  2. Feminine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.

  3. Feminine as an adjective:

    Belonging to females; typically used by females.

    Examples:

    "Mary, Elizabeth, and Edith are feminine names."

  4. Feminine as an adjective:

    Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.

  5. Feminine as an adjective (grammar):

    Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.

  1. Feminine as a noun:

    That which is feminine.

  2. Feminine as a noun (rare, possibly, _, obsolete):

    A woman.

  3. Feminine as a noun (grammar):

    The feminine gender.

  4. Feminine as a noun (grammar):

    A word of the feminine gender.

  1. Masculine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.

  2. Masculine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.

  3. Masculine as an adjective:

    Belonging to males; typically used by males.

    Examples:

    "“John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names."

  4. Masculine as an adjective:

    Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.

  5. Masculine as an adjective (grammar):

    Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions. Being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner. Being inflected in agreement with the masculine noun.

    Examples:

    "The noun ''Student'' is masculine in German."

    "German uses the masculine form of the definite article, ''der'', with ''Student''."

  1. Masculine as a noun (grammar):

    The masculine gender.

  2. Masculine as a noun (grammar):

    A word of the masculine gender.

  3. Masculine as a noun:

    That which is masculine.

  4. Masculine as a noun (rare, possibly, _, obsolete):

    A man.

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