virile
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvirile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)
- Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
- (physiology, of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
- (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
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editTranslations
editbeing manly
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pertaining to the grammatical gender
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Danish
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editvirile
French
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editAdjective
editvirile
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editvirile (plural virili)
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editLatin
editAdjective
editvirīle
Norwegian Bokmål
editAdjective
editvirile
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAdjective
editvirile
Anagrams
editRomanian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editvirile f pl or n pl
Swedish
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editvirile
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