Definitions for virile
ˈvɪr əl; esp. Brit. -aɪlvir·ile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. virileadjective

   characterized by energy and vigor

   "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"

2. male, manful, manlike, manly, virileadjective

   characteristic of a man

   "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"

3. potent, virileadjective

   (of a male) capable of copulation

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

2. virileadjective

   Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

3. Etymology: From virilis.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 »

1. livier

How to pronounce virile?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of virile in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of virile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of virile in a Sentence

1. Andrew Marr:

   Just months after my return home, I, a 32-year-old once-virile male, was experiencing libido issues, we already had four children, waiting on our fifth, and my wife was thinking, ‘We have an enormous problem here. He doesn’t love me anymore.’ I didn’t know what was happening to me. I thought I just needed time.

2. Charles Cooley:

   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.

3. Alfred Jarry:

   The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.

4. Andre Fersa:

   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 !

5. Rebecca West:

   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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=virile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Virile
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virile
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=virile