Virile

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Virile \Vi"rile\ (?; 277), a. [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin
     to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See {Werewolf}, {World}, and cf.
     {Decemvir}, {Virago}, {Virtue}.]
     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  virile
       adj 1: characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever
              stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"
       2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
          [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {manly}]
       3: (of a male) able to copulate [syn: {potent}] [ant: {impotent}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "virile":
     broad-shouldered, decisive, driving, energetic, forceful,
     hairychested, he-mannish, macho, male, manful, manlike, manly,
     mannish, masculine, potent, robust, ultramasculine, viripotent