masc.
Gendered grammar label
Masc. is an abbreviation for masculine, used in grammar references to mark nouns, pronouns, or adjectives that take masculine gender: der Tisch (masc.).
In personal ads and dating profiles, masc describes someone who presents or prefers traditionally masculine traits: masc for masc.
Pertaining to women
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- genderSocial identity category
- nounWord naming something
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
pronoun · declension · agreement · gendered · Romance · German · Spanish · French
Sperm-producing sex
- manlyTraditionally masculine in bearing
- virilePowerfully masculine
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
boyish · manhood · maleness · gentlemanly · patriarchal · fatherly · brotherly · husbandly
Courageous and daring
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- ruggedTough and uneven
- industrialOf factories and production
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
dark · tailored · structured · geometric · utilitarian · leather · wood · metal
Confidently self-assured
- dominantHaving superior influence
- protectiveServing to guard
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
aggressive · active · penetrating · yang · outward · direct · forceful · logical
feminine
Pertaining to women
article · pronoun · declension · agreement · gendered · Romance · German · Spanish · French · inflection
male
Sperm-producing sex
testosterone · boyish · manhood · maleness · gentlemanly · patriarchal · fatherly · brotherly · husbandly · mannish
bold
Courageous and daring
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- ruggedTough and uneven
- industrialOf factories and production
minimalist · dark · tailored · structured · geometric · utilitarian · leather · wood · metal · neutral
assertive
Confidently self-assured
- dominantHaving superior influence
- protectiveServing to guard
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
ambitious · aggressive · active · penetrating · yang · outward · direct · forceful · logical · analytical
- toxic masculinityHarmful rigid male norms
- masculine energy
- masculine identityMale sense of self
- masculine and feminineThe two primary genders
- traditional masculinityConventional male gender norms
- masculine idealModel of true manhood
masculine, masculinity, masculinize, masculinization, emasculate, emasculation, emasculated