Virile

['vɪraɪl] or ['vɪrəl]

Definition

(adj.) characterized by energy and vigor; 'a virile and ever stronger free society'; 'a new and virile leadership' .

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Definition

(a.) 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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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Manly, masculine

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Manly, masculine, robust, nervous, vigorous

ANT:Feeble, debile, puerile, effeminate, emasculate

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Definition

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.

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