virile
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virile
- /ˈvɪɹ.əl/
- /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/
Rhymes with -ɪɹəl, -aɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
adjective more virile · most virile
- Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
- 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.
Opposite: nonvirile
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: nonvirile
Translations
Every language
adj being manly
| Español | viril |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 陽剛 /阳刚 yánggāng |
| Português | viril |
| Français | viril |
| Deutsch | männlich, maskulin, viril |
| Română | viril |
| Русский | му́жественный múžestvennyj, мужско́й mužskój, вири́льный virílʹnyj |
adj pertaining to the grammatical gender
| Deutsch | Personalmaskulinum |
|---|---|
| Русский | мужско́й mužskój |
Talk about this word "virile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/virile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. virile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/virile "virile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/virile.Cite this
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title = {virile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virile},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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