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virile vs male

male vs virile

virile is not a noun while male is a noun.

virile and male both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
virile No Yes No No
male Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, virile and male are synonyms defined as:
  • virile and male: characteristic of a man
Other synonyms of virile include manful, manlike, manly.
virile (noun) male (noun)
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
virile (adjective) male (adjective)
(of a male) capable of copulation being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
characteristic of a man for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
characterized by energy and vigor characteristic of a man
Difference between virile and male

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