virile
English Thesaurus
1. characteristic of a man (adj.all)
| similar | : | masculine, |
| definition | : | associated with men and not with women (adj.all) |
2. characterized by energy and vigor (adj.all)
| similar | : | strong, |
| definition | : | having strength or power greater than average or expected (adj.all) |
3. characteristic of a man (adj.all)
| derivation | : | manfulness, manliness, virility, |
| definition | : | the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | maleness, masculinity, |
| definition | : | the properties characteristic of the male sex (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | male, male person, |
| definition | : | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adult male, man, |
| definition | : | an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | man, |
| definition | : | an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) (noun.person) |
4. (of a male) capable of copulation (adj.all)
| antonym | : | impotent, |
| definition | : | (of a male) unable to copulate (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | virility, |
| definition | : | the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | potence, potency, |
| definition | : | the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse (noun.state) |
5. characteristic of a man (adj.all)
| derivation | : | manfulness, manliness, virility, |
| definition | : | the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | maleness, masculinity, |
| definition | : | the properties characteristic of the male sex (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | male, male person, |
| definition | : | a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | adult male, man, |
| definition | : | an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | man, |
| definition | : | an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) (noun.person) |
6. (of a male) capable of copulation (adj.all)
| antonym | : | impotent, |
| definition | : | (of a male) unable to copulate (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | virility, |
| definition | : | the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | potence, potency, |
| definition | : | the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse (noun.state) |
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