virile en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/
- /ˈvɪɹ.əl/
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Etymology
From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
Meanings
- Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
- (of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
- Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most virile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more virile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
Deriveds
virilisation · virile member · virilely · virilocal · virilify · supervirile · unvirile · pudendum virile · viropause · virilization · virilism · virile organ · virilise · virilize · virileness · virilescent · ultravirile · virilist · invirile · virility · viriloid
Relateds
semen virile · membrum virile · virtue#Related_terms
Translations (48)
ota ذكر (being manly) · fi viriili (being manly) · tr maskulen (being manly) · hu férfias (being manly) · hy առնական (being manly) · de viril (being manly) · sv manlig (being manly) · uk му́жній (being manly) · ka კაცური (pertaining to the grammatical gender) · fr viril (being manly) · ka ვაჟკაცური (being manly) · ota مردانه (being manly) · hu hímnemű (pertaining to the grammatical gender) · ka მამრობითი (pertaining to the grammatical gender) · ca viril (being manly) · ga mascalach (being manly) · uk чоловічий (pertaining to the grammatical gender) · pl męski (being manly) · de Personalmaskulinum (pertaining to the grammatical gender) · ka კაცური (being manly) · fi miehekäs (being manly) · sv viril (being manly) · de maskulin (being manly) · ca masculí (being manly) · pl męskoosobowy (pertaining to the grammatical gender) · be му́жны (being manly) · la virilis (being manly) · de männlich (being manly) · pt viril (being manly) · nl viriel (being manly) · lt vyriškas (being manly) · ru вири́льный (being manly) · ru му́жественный (being manly) · cs mužský (being manly) · ga fireann (being manly) · ru мужско́й (pertaining to the grammatical gender) · ga fearga (being manly) · ro viril (being manly) · es viril (being manly) · gl viril (being manly) · bg мъжествен (being manly) · ka მამაკაცური (being manly) · tr erkeksi (being manly) · ru мужско́й (being manly) · cmn 陽剛 /阳刚 (being manly) · nl mannelijk (being manly) · ga fearúil (being manly) · fi miehuullinen (being manly)