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VIRILE
male, manful, manlike, manly, virile
(adjective) characteristic of a man; āa deep male voiceā; āmanly sportsā
potent, virile
(adjective) (of a male) capable of copulation
virile
(adjective) characterized by energy and vigor; āa virile and ever stronger free societyā; āa new and virile leadershipā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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
• nonvirile
• muliebrile
• muliebral
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"rile, a. Etym: [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See Werewolf, World, and cf. Decemvir, Virago, Virtue.]
Definition: 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 organs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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