virile

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male.
2. Having or showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor, or power. See synonyms at male.
3. Capable of performing sexually as a male; potent.

[Middle English, from Old French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir, man.]

adjective

Of, characteristic of, or befitting the male sex: macho, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine. See gender.

adj

Definition: potent, manly
Antonyms: effeminate, impotent, unmanly

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1. peculiar to men or the male sex.
2. possessing masculine traits, especially copulative power.

IN BRIEF: Masculine. Also: Vigorous or forceful.

Some actors are chosen for parts based on how virile they appear.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mandlig, mands-, mandig, viril, energisk, kraftig

Nederlands (Dutch)
mannelijk, viriel, krachtig

Français (French)
adj. - (lit, fig) viril

Deutsch (German)
adj. - männlich, kraftvoll

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανδροπρεπής, αρρενωπός, δυνατός, σθεναρός

Italiano (Italian)
virile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - viril

Русский (Russian)
мужской, мужественный, зрелый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - viril, varonil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - viril, kraftfull

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
男性的, 有男子气概的, 男的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 男性的, 有男子氣概的, 男的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 남성적인, 박력 있는, 생식력 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 男らしい, 力強い, 生殖力のある, 強力な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قوي, حازم, نسبه الى الرجوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל און, גברי, חזק, נמרץ, תקיף‬

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