virile
English
Etymology
Middle French viril, from Latin virilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪɹəl/, /ˈvɪɹaɪl/
- Rhymes: -ɪɹəl, -aɪl
Adjective
virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)
- Being 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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Translations
being manly
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pertaining to the grammatical gender
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Italian
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viˈrile/
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