virile

Etymology

Middle French viril, from Latin virilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɹəl/, /ˈvɪɹaɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹəl, -aɪl

Adjective

virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)

1. Being 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.

Adjective

virile

1. definite singular of viril
2. plural of viril

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viʁil/

Adjective

virile

1. feminine singular of viril

Etymology

From Latin virilis.

Adjective

virile (masculine and feminine plural virili)

1. virile

Anagrams

• rilevi, riveli

Adjective

virīle

1. nominative neuter singular of virīlis
2. accusative neuter singular of virīlis
3. vocative neuter singular of virīlis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈrile/

Adjective

virile f pl, n pl

1. feminine plural nominative form of viril
2. feminine plural accusative form of viril
3. neuter plural nominative form of viril
4. neuter plural accusative form of viril