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What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.
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Meaning of "virile" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIRILE

From Latin virīlis manly, from vir a man; related to Old English wer man and probably to Latin vis strength.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRILE

virile  [ˈvɪraɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Virile is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VIRILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

virile

Virility

Virility refers to any of a wide range of masculine characteristics viewed positively. It is applicable to women but not to negative characteristics. The Oxford English Dictionary says virile is "marked by strength or force". Virility is commonly associated with vigour, health, sturdiness, and constitution, especially in the fathering of children. In this last sense, virility is to men as fertility is to women. OED1 also notes that virile has become obsolete in referring to a "nubile" young woman, or "a maid that is Marriageable or ripe for a Husband, or Virill". Historically, masculine attributes such as beard growth have been seen as signs of virility and leadership.

Definition of virile in the English dictionary

The first definition of virile in the dictionary is of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male. Other definition of virile is possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse. Virile is also of or capable of copulation or procreation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIRILE


acrylonitrile
ˌækrɪləʊˈnaɪtraɪl
afebrile
æˈfiːbraɪl
antifebrile
ˌæntɪˈfiːbraɪl
butyryl
ˈbjuːtɪˌraɪl
febrile
ˈfiːbraɪl
intersterile
ˌɪntəˈsteraɪl
invirile
ɪnˈvɪraɪl
laetrile
ˈleɪəˌtraɪl
nonvirile
ˌnɒnˈvɪraɪl
puerile
ˈpjʊəraɪl
rile
raɪl
Ryle
raɪl
sterile
ˈstɛraɪl
supervirile
ˌsuːpərˈvɪraɪl
ultravirile
ˌʌltrəˈvɪraɪl
unsterile
ʌnˈstɛraɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIRILE

virgule
viricidal
viricide
virid
viridescence
viridescent
viridian
viridite
viridity
virilely
virilescence
virilescent
virilisation
virilism
virility
virilization
virilize
virilocal
virino
virion

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRILE

acetonitrile
automobile
bile
chile
difficile
facile
hostile
isonitrile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
nitrile
profile
scurrile
smile
textile
tile
utile
while

Synonyms and antonyms of virile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VIRILE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «virile» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of virile

Translation of «virile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRILE

Find out the translation of virile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of virile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «virile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雄浑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viril
570 millions of speakers

English

virile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मर्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجولي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мужественный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viril
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরুষপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

viril
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Virile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

männlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

男性的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강건한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Virile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dương vật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆதிக்க மனப்பான்மையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुरुप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erkeksi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

virile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

męski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мужній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viril
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρρενωπός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

viriele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

viril
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

virile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of virile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRILE»

The term «virile» is regularly used and occupies the 57.808 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «virile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «virile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about virile

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6 QUOTES WITH «VIRILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word virile.
1
Alfred Jarry
The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.
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Hedy Lamarr
Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him.
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G. Gordon Liddy
I'm virile, vigorous, and potent!
4
Susan Sontag
What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.
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Louis Sullivan
Implicit in true freedom of spirit lies a proud and virile will. Such glorious power of free will to choose, envisages beneficent social responsibility as manifest and welcome.
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Charles E. Wilson
Furthermore, the spirit of enterprise which had its first intellectual development in England has especially flourished here as well as throughout all of Canada, while the same spirit has become less virile in the land of its origin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRILE»

Discover the use of virile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From Virile Woman to WomanChrist: Studies in Medieval ...
In From Virile Woman to WomanChrist, Barbara Newman asks these and other questions to trace a gradual and ambiguous transition in the gender strategies of medieval religious women.
Barbara Newman, 2011
2
Taming the Virile Male
This story line entails intense body modification and should be read only by the most enthusiastic readers of D/s erotica.
Chris Bellows, 2006
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The Frail Hero and Virile History: Gender and the Politics ...
Demonstrating the centrality of gender in the formation of a national identity, Indira Chowdhury opens up fresh ways to scrutinize the links between nationalism and Indian modernity, examining how indigenous cultural forms are constructed ...
Indira Chowdhury, 1998
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The Very Virile Viking
Here is a place where the folks think he is an act-whore (whatever that is), and the woman of his dreams—a winemaker of all things—fails to accept that he is her soul mate, a man of exceptional talents, not to mention . . . a very ...
Sandra Hill, 2014
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The Virile Powers of Superb Manhood: How Developed, how ...
virile, superb — and the first duty of every- male human adult is to be a man. All other requirements should be subordinate to this. You cannot build a house without a foundation to rest upon, and virile manhood is the foundation upon which ...
Bernarr Macfadden, 1900
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Lady Jaided's Virile Vampires
"" Chere Gruver, Sensual Romance Reviews Blood Lite By Dakota Cassidy Chicken wings, cheese fries, maybe a slice of pizza or two...this is where Leah's trouble begins.
Dominique Adair, Dakota Cassidy, Blair Valentine, 2007
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Building a Virile Nation: ... the Private Sector Perspective
INTRODUCTION It is widely accepted that no meaningful economic development can be achieved by any nation without a virile industrial sector. This position is informed by the fact that no country has achieved economic Development without  ...
Ausbeth Ajagu, 2013
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The Illustrated Book of Phalluses: A Discursive History of ...
We do not shrink from showing the penis in all its delectable stages of tumescence, nature's great miracle in all shapes and sizes, with an erudite and witty text by sexologist Charlotte Ward.
Charlotte Ward, 2007
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Mr. Virile and the Girl Next Door
Online virile.com dating columnist Dane Martin has no plans to give up his reign as bachelor extraordinaire.
Gwen Hayes, 2014
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Polish Reference Grammar
In plural number, two genders exist: virile and non virile or personal and nonpersonal; these names are used interchangeably. The characteristic ending for all nonvirile adjectives in nominative case plural is -e, and for all virile is -i/-y with ...
Maria Zagórska Brooks, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virile is used in the context of the following news items.
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PDP Cannot Provide Virile Opposition With Convoluted, Hollow …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said “the PDP as a party cannot provide any worthwhile opposition to the APC-led Federal Government if its ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
2
From effeminate Hindus to virile men
He believed that Hindus needed to overcome their weakness, which was identified as effeminacy and become strong, virile men to combat the colonialists. «The Statesman, Jun 15»
3
Vernal pools virile and vulnerable
Diane Dunham, a student assistant at the University of Maine, finds a temperature device that was damaged, probably by the harsh winter weather, while ... «Press Herald, May 15»
4
We'll Provide A Virile Opposition To APC – Fani-Kayode
We will provide a virile opposition to the APC. “We will do all that needs to be done to ensure that the incoming government remains on its toes and we will all do ... «Information Nigeria, May 15»
5
Virile Barbershop offers men cuts with an edge in Jersey City
Whether you're a hipster with a mustache, a bearded lumbersexual or just a guy trying to look good in Jersey City, chances are someone's told you to pay Virile ... «NJ.com, Mar 15»
6
Virile kaka brothers father triplets
Virile kaka brothers Bling and Casey, who live in separate parts of Southland, are set to have their wings full for the next two months, having both fathered triplets ... «The Southland Times, Jan 15»
7
Most virile bull in the world produced 2.4m doses of semen during …
The world record for dairy bull semen production is held by the now-deceased US Holstein bull Jenny-Lou Mrshl Toystory. He had 2.4 million "doses" of semen ... «NTNews.com.au, Jan 15»
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Rod Taylor, virile leading man of “The Birds” and other dramas, dies …
Rod Taylor, a virile leading man who excelled as the resourceful hero of 1960s dramas such as “The Birds,” “The Time Machine” and “Dark of the Sun,” and who ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
9
Fiat Pitches Compact SUV as More Virile Hatchback
20 (Bloomberg) -- Fiat promotes a new compact crossover as a more virile version of the 500 hatchback, saying in an ad that the vehicle is “ready for action.”. «Bloomberg, Nov 14»
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Atua: Polynesia's Virile and Sacred Gods Reign Over Saint Louis Art …
When the Saint Louis Art Museum presented Impressionist France as the inaugural show for its new Chipperfield addition, it was a safe, crowd-pleasing choice. «Riverfront Times, Nov 14»

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