virile

Other forms of virile

comparative

viriler·

superlative

virilest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about virile

What does virile mean?

virile means "characterized by energy and vigor". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in virile?

virile has 2 syllables: viril-e. The stress falls on "viril". In IPA it is /ˈvɪɹəl/.

What is another word for virile?

Close synonyms include male, manful, manlike, manly, potent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is virile a common word?

virile is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.