virile

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

vir·ile BrE [ˈvɪraɪl] NAmE [ˈvɪrəl] adjective (usually approving)
1. (of men)strong and full of energy, especially sexual energy
2. having or showing the strength and energy that is considered typical of men
•a virile performance
•virile athleticism

Word Origin:
[virile] late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘characteristic of a man’): from French viril or Latin virilis, from vir ‘man’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  potent, male, manful, manlike, manly