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Thesaurus entry: male
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male
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adjective
male bird/plant/characteristics
synonyms
: masculine, manlike, manly, virile.
antonyms:
female; feminine.
USAGE NOTES
manful, manly, mannish, masculine, virile
We speak of a
male
ancestor, a
masculine
scent, and a
manly
activity, but only of women as
mannish
. While all of these adjectives apply to what is characteristic of the male of the species (particularly the human species),
male
can refer to plants or animals as well as human beings and is used to describe whatever is biologically distinguished from the female sex (an all-male choir; a male cat; a male holly bush).
Masculine
refers to the qualities, characteristics, and ...
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Charlton HESTON (PAR136427)
Magnum Photos;
January 1, 1962 ;
316 words
... ... Stock Magnum Photos 01-01-1962 Charlton HESTON Keywords: framing dominant photographic ... artistic profession heston charlton male personality actress famous person ... peking" by nicholas ray (usa). charlton heston 1962 Magnum Photos
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