MALE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
   Hypernyms(s) male is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • animal (what does animal mean?)
   • animate being (what does animate being mean?)
   • beast (what does beast mean?)
   • brute (what does brute mean?)
   • creature (what does creature mean?)
   • fauna (what does fauna mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • female (what does female mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sire (what does sire mean?)
   • male horse (what does male horse mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
   Hypernyms(s) Male is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • national capital (what does national capital mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
   Synonym(s)
   • male person (what does male person mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) male is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • female (what does female mean?)
   • female person (what does female person mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • boy wonder (what does boy wonder mean?)
   • chap (what does chap mean?)
   • fellow (what does fellow mean?)
   • feller (what does feller mean?)
   • lad (what does lad mean?)
   • gent (what does gent mean?)
   • fella (what does fella mean?)
   • blighter (what does blighter mean?)
   • cuss (what does cuss mean?)
   • foster-brother (what does foster-brother mean?)
   • male child (what does male child mean?)
   • boy (what does boy mean?)
   • male offspring (what does male offspring mean?)
   • man-child (what does man-child mean?)
   • man (what does man mean?)
   • adult male (what does adult male mean?)
   • man (what does man mean?)
   • man (what does man mean?)
   • mother’s son (what does mother’s son mean?)
   • sirrah (what does sirrah mean?)

MALE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
   Usage Example(s)
   • a male infant
   • a male holly tree
   Antonym(s)
   • female (what does female mean?)
   • androgynous (what does androgynous mean?)
   Similar To
   • antheral (what does antheral mean?)
   • staminate (what does staminate mean?)
   • phallic (what does phallic mean?)
   • priapic (what does priapic mean?)
   • priapic (what does priapic mean?)
   • young-begetting(a) (what does young-begetting(a) mean?)
   See Also
   • masculine (what does masculine mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • sex (what does sex mean?)
   • gender (what does gender mean?)
   • sexuality (what does sexuality mean?)
2. Meaning
   • for or composed of men or boys
   Usage Example(s)
   • the male lead
   • masculine attire
   Similar To
   • masculine (what does masculine mean?)
3. Meaning
   • characteristic of a man
   Synonym(s)
   • manful (what does manful mean?)
   • manlike (what does manlike mean?)
   • manly (what does manly mean?)
   • virile (what does virile mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a deep male voice
   • manly sports
   Similar To
   • masculine (what does masculine mean?)