virile

Middle French viril, from Latin virilis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɹəl/, /ˈvɪɹaɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹəl, -aɪl

virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)

1. 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. (physiology, of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
3. (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

• nonvirile
• muliebrile
• muliebral

• virility

• See virtue#Related_terms

virile

1. definite singular of viril
2. plural of viril

• IPA^(key): /viʁil/

virile

1. feminine singular of viril

From Latin virilis.

virile (masculine and feminine plural virili)

1. virile

• maschile

• femminile

• virilità
• virilmente

• rilevi, riveli

virīle

1. nominative neuter singular of virīlis
2. accusative neuter singular of virīlis
3. vocative neuter singular of virīlis

• IPA^(key): /viˈrile/

virile f pl or n pl

1. nominative feminine plural of viril
2. accusative feminine plural of viril
3. nominative neuter plural of viril
4. accusative neuter plural of viril