virile : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: virile	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for virile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virile adj characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership" characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" Synonym(s): male, manful, manlike, manly, virile (of a male) capable of copulation Synonym(s): potent, virile Antonym(s): impotent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Virile \Vi"rile\ (?; 277), a. [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See {Werewolf}, {World}, and cf. {Decemvir}, {Virago}, {Virtue}.] Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs.