virile

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɹ.əl/, /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪɹəl, -aɪl

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.

• nonvirile
• muliebrile
• muliebral

• See virtue#Related_terms

virile

1. definite singular of viril
2. plural of viril

• IPA^(key): /vi.ʁil/

virile

1. feminine singular of viril

From Latin virilis.

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

virile (plural virili)

1. virile

   Synonym: maschile

   Antonym: femminile

• virilità
• virilmente

• rilevi, riveli

virīle

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of virīlis

virile

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

virile

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

• livrei, livréi

• IPA^(key): /viˈrile/

virile f pl or n pl

1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of viril

virile

1. definite natural masculine singular of viril