virile

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) +‎ -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪɹ.əl/, /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪɹəl, -aɪl === Adjective === virile (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. ==== Antonyms ==== nonvirile ==== Coordinate terms ==== muliebrile muliebral ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See virtue#Related_terms ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Adjective === virile definite singular of viril plural of viril == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.ʁil/ === Adjective === virile feminine singular of viril == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin virilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈri.le/ Rhymes: -ile Hyphenation: vi‧rì‧le === Adjective === virile m or f by sense (plural virili) virile Synonym: maschile Antonym: femminile ==== Derived terms ==== virilità virilmente === Anagrams === rilevi, riveli == Latin == === Adjective === virīle nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of virīlis == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === virile inflection of viril: definite singular plural == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === virile inflection of viril: definite singular plural === Anagrams === livrei, livréi == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈrile/ === Adjective === virile f pl or n pl nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of viril == Swedish == === Adjective === virile definite natural masculine singular of viril