virile
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin virilis.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)
- Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
- (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
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being manly
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Danish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
virile
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /viʁil/
Adjective [edit]
virile
- feminine form of viril
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin virilis
Adjective [edit]
virile m and f (m and f plural virili)
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Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
virīle n
- neuter of virilis
Romanian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
virile f pl and n pl
- feminine pluralnominative form of viril
- feminine pluralaccusative form of viril
- neuter pluralnominative form of viril
- neuter pluralaccusative form of viril