Used in a Sentence

masc

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for masc.

Editorial note

This is masculine: ten kôn (that[masc] horse), ten muž (that[masc] man).

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Abbreviation of Master of Applied Science.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of masc gathered in one view.

noun

Abbreviation of Master of Applied Science.

noun

(LGBTQ) A person whose gender (identity) is masculine (but who is not necessarily a man).

adjective

(colloquial) Masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for masc.

noun

Abbreviation of Master of Applied Science.

noun

(LGBTQ) A person whose gender (identity) is masculine (but who is not necessarily a man).

adjective

(colloquial) Masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile).

Example sentences

1

This is masculine: ten kôn (that[masc] horse), ten muž (that[masc] man).

2

You likely still identify as masc or femme in some sense, so chose the closest option.

3

Source: I am trans femme, have spoken to many others who transitioned the opposite way (trans masc).

4

It takes a whole village (of uncredited MASc students) to get a PhD!

5

And while my trans masc friends happen to be more androgynous, you'd prefer for women's only spaces to feature people who look like this?

6

However, in the third person we have tý muži (those[masc] men) and tie koňe (those[fem?

7

His little masc outfits only amplify his fundamental bitchness.

8

My lesbian ‘husband’ who is considerably more masc-presenting than I, loves this.

9

Consonant->masc., stressed -o->neuter, everything else -> feminine.

10

Eventually, I managed to graduate in the top 1/3 of my class, stay on to get an MASc and have had a ~30 year career in software, so I'm reasonably happy.

11

In this analogy, each student is basically a project manager working on their own product, sometimes with a MASc or UG student to help with the labor intensive parts (experiments).

12

>I for one am tired of the therapy meme Not like I’ll ever access it (too masc, heh) but I definitely see therapy as a much more positive way to address your emotions than self destructive or violent behaviour.

Quote examples

1

I've met women with traditionally-masc names, but never a female "Conor".

2

It appears that in the midst of the recession, the government has made it more expensive to bring in international students (one quote I got was "one international MASc student is similar to one local post-doctoral student") on a year-by-year expense, since our engineering graduate programs are research based and are thus funded.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use masc in a sentence?

This is masculine: ten kôn (that[masc] horse), ten muž (that[masc] man).

What does masc mean?

Abbreviation of Master of Applied Science.

What part of speech is masc?

masc is commonly used as noun, adjective.