virile

Signification (Anglais)

1. Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
2. Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
3. Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

Concepts

viril

mâle

masculin

puissant

Synonymes

manly

masculine

male

manful

manlike

strong

potent

forceful

vigorous

macho

mature

mighty

muscular

possible

powerful

practicable

productive

prosperous

red-blooded

smacking

splitting

broad-chested

able-bodied

musculine

energetic

fertile

full-grown

grown-up

healthy

⚕️

intense

lusty

mannish

masculine gender

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈvɪɹ.əl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).