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male

male

665 1.0
Having qualities typical of men or boys
  • adjective
  • /meɪl/
: masculino
  • I'm just a girl that works in a male dominated industry.
  • male dominance

So she took on that that male role for me.

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Examples

  • In a male-dominated field, women often have to work harder to be heard.

  • So it's very much a kind of male dominated kind of field.

  • So she took on that that male role for me.

  • And then the answer would be male, female, other.

  • So would you allow your wife to have male friends, for example?

  • The control groups consist of 39 male children and 29 female children.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Male participants attributed more responsibility and pleasure to a male rape victim than female participants did.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The results of the present study can only be generalized to male athletes, particularly young amateurs.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Manufacturers are now offering male condoms in a variety of sizes or fittings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Women are thus accused of intruding on the male bonding that creates strong cohesion among members.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

manly
vsmale
95 3.0

Showing strength, courage, or a strong will often seen as men's qualities

is a neutral descriptor for gender qualities rather than praising character
masculine
vsmale
87 3.7

Having qualities people often connect with men, for example strength and toughness

is the general adjective for relating to or typical of that gender
manlike
vsmale
1 6.2

Like an adult man in look or behavior

is about gender characteristics specifically rather than general human appearance

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Relating to women and animals that can have babies or lay eggs

Compounds

11 3.5

A close friendship between men that forms during activities like sports

A man or boy with light skin that people call white

6 4.1

A man's body part used for urinating and sex

5 1.3

The physical shape and parts of a man

male chauvinist
  • Offensive
5 7.3

A man who thinks men are better than women and acts that way

Parts on the outside of a man's body that are used to have children

Common hair loss in men that makes hair thin on the top and the hairline go back

The outside sexual parts of a male, like the penis and scrotum

male chauvinism
  • Offensive
2 6.2

Thinking men are better than women and treating women unfairly

1 6.7

A man's strong sexual feeling that ends in the release of semen from the penis

1 2.6

An adult horse that is male, often not castrated

1 3.2

The organs in a man's body that make sperm and allow sex

A pill sold to help men have better sexual performance

1 8.4

A male body part used for passing urine and for sexual activity

1 3.7

A condition in which a man cannot get or keep an erection for sex

A phrase used to describe famous white European men from history who stand for traditional ideas

1 3.8

Hair loss in men that starts at the crown and temples

male fern
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A fern that grows in shady woods across Europe and North America

male plug
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A connector with two or three metal pins that you insert into a socket to get power

A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm

1 4.6

A man who rules a country as its king

1 9.9

A wild plant with bright pink or purple flowers along a tall thin stem

9.9

A person who cuts a man's or boy's private parts without medical reason

The outer body parts males use for reproduction, like the penis and scrotum

8.8

A habit where men confidently give answers even when they do not know enough

A bush that loses its leaves and has clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers

4.6

A body part in men that makes sperm or male hormones

male hypogonadism
  • Specialized
8.2

A condition in men when the testicles do not make enough sex hormones

9.9

A joking idea that men have monthly bleeding or mood changes

A plant with feathery leaves that grows in damp, shaded mountain areas

sigma male
  • Slang
9.9

A man who is independent and does not follow social rules

How Masculine

macho
  • Informal
117 6.7
manly
95 3.0
male
665 1.0
androgynous
10 7.6
feminine
148 3.4

Surface Forms

male positive
maler comparative
malest superlative

Etymology

The word male comes from the Latin masculus, from mas meaning 'male'. So male describes men or boys and the qualities we think of as masculine.