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Etymology

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From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (man”, “male human) +‎ -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)

  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. (physiology, of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
  3. (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

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Danish

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Adjective

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virile

  1. definite singular of viril
  2. plural of viril

French

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virile

  1. feminine singular of viril

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin virilis.

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  • IPA(key): /viˈri.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: vi‧rì‧le

Adjective

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virile (plural virili)

  1. virile
    Synonym: maschile
    Antonym: femminile

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Latin

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Adjective

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virīle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of virīlis

Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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virile

  1. inflection of viril:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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virile

  1. inflection of viril:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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Romanian

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virile f pl or n pl

  1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of viril

Swedish

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Adjective

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virile

  1. definite natural masculine singular of viril