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Webster 1913 Edition
Virile
Vi′rile
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
virilis
, fr. vir
a man; akin to AS. wer
: cf. F. viril
. See Werewolf
, World
, and cf. Decemvir
, Virago
, Virtue
.] Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; – opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile;
as,
. virile
age, virile
power, virile
organsWebster 1828 Edition
Virile
VI'RILE
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to a man, in the eminent sense of the word, [not to man, in the sense of the human race;] belonging to the male sex; as virile age.2.
Masculine; not puerile or feminine; as virile strength or vigor.Definition 2025
virile
virile
English
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.
Antonyms
Translations
being manly
pertaining to the grammatical gender
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Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Adjective
virile m, f (masculine and feminine plural virili)