Male

Adjective

 * 1) Belonging to the sex which is generally characterized as having the smaller gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made) which fertilize the female-produced eggs
 * 2) Pertaining to or associated with men, or male animals
 * 3) * 2009, The Guardian, 11 Dec 09:
 * "While No Doubt are avid fans of the Rolling Stones and even have performed in concerts with them, the Character Manipulation Feature results in an unauthorised performance by the Gwen Stefani avatar in a male voice boasting about having sex with prostitutes," the band's lawyers alleged.
 * 1)  Inherently characteristic of the male of a species
 * 2) * 2009, The Guardian, 11 Sep 09:
 * "It's very complex area," said Bowen-Simpkins, a consultant gynaecologist. "The male hormone is what gives bulk to muscles and bones so they are at an advantage."
 * 1)  Of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a "female" counterpart, as in a connector or pipe fitting

Synonyms

 * manly, masculine
 * plug, pin

Antonyms

 * female
 * neuter

Noun

 * 1) Someone of male, masculine gender, whether human, (sexual) animal or (sexual) plant

Synonyms

 * boy

Antonyms

 * female

Adjective for Male
monstrous; inexhaustible; artshy; dominant; rival; smug.

Verbs for Male
attract—; lure—; —begets; —fertilizes; — fructifies; —fuses; —generates; —husbands; —implants; —impregnates; —incorporates; ——infuses; —preserves; —procreates; — propagates; —sires; —unifies.

Thesaurus
andric, bull, gentleman, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, he, him, his, hombre, homme, male being, male person, man, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, spear, uneffeminate, virile

Etymology
male:, borrowed from masle:, malle: (Modern French mâle:), from Latin masculus:, diminutive of mas:.

Adjective

 * Arabic: ذكوري
 * Armenian: ,
 * Catalan:,  ,  ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:,  ,
 * Czech: (of humans),  (of animals and plants)
 * Dutch: mannelijk, man-, mannen-, mannetjes-, masculien
 * Filipino lalaki
 * Finnish: (of humans);,  (of other creatures)
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Modern:


 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Interlingua: mascule
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian: vīriešu-, vīriešu dzimuma-
 * Lithuanian: vyriškas, vyrų
 * Norwegian:, hann-
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: manlig


 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Interlingua: masculin


 * Latin:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: папа
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: hane, hankontakt


 * : мъжки (mǎžki), мъжка (mǎžka)
 * : masculí, masculina
 * : lalaki
 * : ᎠᏍᎦᏯ (asgaya)
 * : malina, vira
 * : karlmaður
 * : maskulo
 * : maschio, maschile
 * : maschio, maschile


 * : 雄 (おす, osu)
 * : masculin, bărbătesc
 * : fearail, fireannach
 * : మగ (maga)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : erkek

Noun

 * Alabama: naani
 * Arabic:, , مذكر
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Filipino lalaki
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Modern:, ,
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Indonesian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Kurmanji:
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian: vīrietis
 * Lithuanian: vyras, vyriškis
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: man
 * !Xóõ: a̰a


 * Arabic:, مذكر
 * Armenian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: mannetje, mannetjesdier
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Modern:
 * Hungarian:


 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Kurmanji:
 * Latvian: tēviņš
 * Lithuanian: patinas
 * Meru:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: hane


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: mannetje, mannetjesplant
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian:


 * Kurdish:
 * Kurmanji:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:


 * : мъж (mǎž)
 * : mascle
 * : lalaki
 * : me
 * : me
 * : me
 * : me


 * : -ul
 * : masculo
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)
 * : akûãîba'e (t-)

Anagrams

 * amel
 * Elma
 * lame, lamé
 * lema
 * meal

Verb

 * 1) to paint

Derived terms

 * maler ("painter")
 * maleri ("painting")
 * maling ("paint")

Verb

 * 1) to grind, mill

Derived terms

 * maling ("grinding")

Etymology 1
From malen:.

Etymology 2
From mala:, from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  inflexion of maal (all senses)

Adverb

 * 1) on the contrary
 * 2) opposingly; in opposition
 * male ol...
 * as opposed to...

Etymology
From prefix mal- (antonym)+-e (indicates adverbs)

Noun

 * 1) chess

Etymology
Coined ex nihilo by Ado Grenzstein in the 19th century.

Verb
male



Adverb

 * 1) badly, wrongly

Antonyms

 * bene

Noun

 * 1) evil, harm
 * 2) pain, ache, illness, sickness, disease

Antonyms

 * bene

Derived terms

 * andare a male
 * far male
 * farsi male
 * grande male
 * mal d'auto
 * mal di gola
 * mal di mare
 * mal di testa
 * mal di denti
 * mal di fegato
 * meno male
 * non c'è male
 * poco male

Anagrams

 * alme
 * lame
 * mela

Adverb

 * 1) badly
 * 2) wrongly
 * 3) cruelly, wickedly

Etymology
From malus:.

Derived terms

 * maledīcō
 * malefaciō
 * nōn male

Related terms

 * malus

Verb

 * 1) to paint
 * 2) to grind (to make smaller by breaking with a device)
 * 3) to purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented)