male
adjectiveDivide male into syllables:
male
How to pronounce male:
Definition of male:
- male (adjective):
- of or characteristic of a man
- having or producing only stamens or staminate flowers
- being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation.
- of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to produce relatively small, usually motile gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female
Synonyms for male:
antheral
gender
macho
man-sized
manful
manlike
manly
masculine
phallic
priapic
sexuality
staminate
virile
young-begetting
Antonyms for male:
affected
camp
campy
cowardly
dainty
delicate
effeminate
effete
emasculate
enervated
enfeebled
epicene
feeble
female
feminal
feminine
foppish
frail
fruity
girlie
girlish
impotent
lady
ladylike
mincing
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