male figure

Gentleman or boy

A male figure is a man or boy depicted in art, or more broadly, any man present in a narrative, scene, or social context.

In art history and criticism, the term often refers to representations of the male body: The painting features a classical male figure in bronze.

In everyday use, it describes a man whose specific identity is unknown or unimportant: A male figure was seen leaving the building around midnight.

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silhouette · statue · bronze statue · hero · action hero · leading man · gentleman · torso · sculpture · physique · mannequin · portrait · stature · presence · protagonist · avatar · effigy · specimen

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Opposites
gender/sex

male figurefemale form

Woman's bodily shape

woman · lady · girl · matriarch · heroine

abstraction/specificity

male figurestick figure

Simplified human drawing

artistic/visual representation

male figureVenus

Love goddess, or planet

Madonna · odalisque · caryatid · muse · nymph

Family

male, males, maleness, figure, figures, figured, figuring, figuration, figurative

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G