What does Virile mean?
Definitions for Virile
ˈvɪr əl; esp. Brit. -aɪlvir·ile
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Virile.
Princeton's WordNet
virileadjective
characterized by energy and vigor
"a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"
male, manful, manlike, manly, virileadjective
characteristic of a man
"a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
potent, virileadjective
(of a male) capable of copulation
Wiktionary
virileadjective
Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
virileadjective
Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
Etymology: From virilis.
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virile
Virile refers to having qualities traditionally associated with masculinity, such as strength, vigor, robustness, or sexual potency. It is also often associated with a strong and mature appearance.
Webster Dictionary
Virileadjective
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
Etymology: [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See Werewolf, World, and cf. Decemvir, Virago, Virtue.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Virile
vir′il, or vī′ril, adj. of or belonging to a man or to the male sex: masculine: manly.—n. Viril′ity, the state or quality of being a man: the power of a full-grown male: the power of procreation: manhood. [L. virilis—vir, a man; cog. with Gr. hērōs, a hero, Old High Ger. wer, a man.]
Anagrams for Virile »
livier
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Virile in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Virile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Virile in a Sentence
In England and America a beard usually means that its owner would rather be considered venerable than virile; on the continent of Europe it often means that its owner makes a special claim to virility.
Virile barber shop is taking over Wurstbar today to help the quarantined staff, the weather is too nice out to let our neighbors at Wurstbar stay closed !
What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.
Susan Sontag, Against Interpretation, 1966:
What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.
It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views worth hearing on things in general. The farmer philosophizes in terms of crops, soils, markets, and implements, the mechanic generalizes his experiences of wood and iron, the seaman reaches similar conclusions by his own special road; and if the scholar keeps pace with these it must be by an equally virile productivity.
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- فحوليArabic
- masculí, virilCatalan, Valencian
- mužskýCzech
- virilSpanish
- viriili, miehekäs, miehuullinenFinnish
- virilFrench
- virilGalician
- առնականArmenian
- virilisLatin
- vyriškasLithuanian
- mannelijk, virielDutch
- męskoosobowy, męskiPolish
- virilRomanian
- му́жественный, вири́льный, мужско́йRussian
- viril, manligSwedish
- maskulen, erkeksiTurkish
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