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Virile vs Manful - What's the difference?

virile | manful | Related terms |

Virile is a related term of manful.


As adjectives the difference between virile and manful

is that virile is being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor while manful is showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.

virile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
  • (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
  • Antonyms

    * nonvirile

    Derived terms

    * virility ----

    manful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly
  • (by extension) Courageous; noble; high-minded.
  • Anagrams

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