virile
Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting…Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
Meaning
3 sensesManly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
männlich, maskulin, viril
му́жественныйmúžestvennyj, мужско́йmužskój, вири́льныйvirílʹnyj
му́жнійmúžnij
Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
Personalmaskulinum
мужско́йmužskój
чоловічийčolovičyj
- characterized by energy and vigor
- (of a male) capable of copulation
- characteristic of a man
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffFrom Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
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Forms
more virile, most virile| Comparative | more virile Lesson |
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| Superlative | most virile Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form