The difference between Gender-free and Masculine

When used as adjectives, gender-free means (identifying themselves as) having no gender, as being neither male nor female nor any third gender, whereas masculine means of or pertaining to the male gender.

Masculine is also noun with the meaning: the masculine gender.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gender-free and Masculine

  1. Gender-free as an adjective (of people, not gradable):

    Free of gender; not having or not attaching relevance to gender. (Identifying themselves as) having no gender, as being neither male nor female nor any third gender. Socially acceptable for and available to any gender. Which does not define people in the basis of gender; in which gender is not present, or is insignificant or irrelevant to people's lives and choices. Appropriately used of, or perceived as being appropriately used of, any 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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