straight white male (& masculine) | |||
1male \'ma^-(e)l\ adj [ME, fr. MF masle, male, adj. & n., fr. L masculus, -- more at MASCULINE] (14c) 1a (1): of, relating to, or being the sex that begets young by performing the fertilizing function in generation and produces relatively small usu. motile gametes (as sperms, spermatozoids, or spermatozoa) by which the eggs of a female are made fertile [male organs] 1a (2): STAMINATE; esp: having only staminate flowers and not producing fruit or seeds [a male holly] 1b (1): of, relating to, or characteristic of the male sex [a deep male voice] 1b (2): made up of male individuals and esp. men [a male choir] 2: MASCULINE 3a 3: designed for fitting into a corresponding female part [male hose coupling] -- male-ness \-nes\ n
2male n
1mas-cu-line \'mas-kye-len\ adj
2masculine n |
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