male

²male

adj

Definition of MALE

1

a (1) : of, relating to, or being the sex that produces gametes which fertilize the eggs of a female (2) : staminate; especially : having only staminate flowers and not producing fruit or seeds <a male holly> b (1) : of, relating to, or characteristic of the male sex <a deep male voice> (2) : made up of usually adult male individuals <a male choir>

2

: masculine 3a

3

: designed with a projecting part for fitting into a corresponding female part <male hose coupling>

— male·ness \-nəs\ noun

Examples of MALE

1. There were more male than female students.
2. Most extension cords have a male plug on one end and a female plug on the other.

First Known Use of MALE

14th century

Related to MALE

Synonyms: masculine, manlike, manly, mannish, man-size (or man-sized), virile

Antonyms: unmanly, unmasculine

Related Words: hairy-chested, hypermasculine, macho, ultramasculine; boyish, hoydenish, tomboyish; Amazonian, butch

Near Antonyms: metrosexual, unmacho; effeminate, girlish, sissified, sissy; feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; emasculated, impotent, weakened; androgynous, neuter

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