virile
adj/ˈvɪɹ.əl/ · /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/
Etymology From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
1
Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
2
Medicine, Physiology, Sciences Of a male Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
3
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
- Antonyms
- nonvirile
- Derived terms
- pudendum virile, virile member, virile organ, virilism, virilist, virility, viropause
- Related terms
- membrum virile, semen virile, virtue#Related_terms
- Coordinate terms
- muliebrile, muliebral