Definition of VIRILE

virile

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by energy and vigor
    • "a virile and ever stronger free society"
    • "a new and virile leadership"
  • characteristic of a man

Adjective

  • Having characteristics associated with masculinity, such as strength and vigor.
  • (of a male) capable of copulation

Adj

  • Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
  • Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
  • Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

Examples

  • His virile play of ’QUARTZ’ left his opponent’s defense shattered.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Synonyms

male, manful, manlike, manly, potent

Scrabble Score: 9

virile: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
virile: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
virile: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

virile: valid Words With Friends Word