virile
/ˈvɪrʌɪl/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈvɪrʌɪl/
virile
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- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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- Final e often stays silent
vi - rile -> virile
Myanmar meaning
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virile /'vÇraÇl; US 'vÇrǝl/ adj (usu approv )
၁။ သန်သော။ သန်မာသော။
virile young males.
၂။ ယောကျ်ားပီသသော။ virile sports/games.
❏ virility /vǝ'rÇlǝti/ n [U]
၁။ ပုမ္ဘာဝ။ feel a need to prove/assert one's virility ❍ He drives fast cars as symbols of his virility.
၂။ ခွန်အားဗလ။ စွမ်းအား။ political/economic virility.
More examples
- ‘The fact that testosterone is involved gave rise to the idea that bald men are more virile.’
- ‘I understand how distracted a woman can be with a virile man waiting at home for her.’
- ‘Gandhari is given away by reluctant parents to a blind but virile husband, yet is unable to become a mother by natural means.’
- ‘It was hard to see him as anything other than a virile male.’
- ‘Think about what it would be like to have a younger, more virile man make love to you!!’
- ‘I must be very lucky person because every time I look at my e - mail someone wants to make me a millionaire, help me lose weight or become the world's most virile man.’
- ‘The soldiers are being taught the perfect etiquette in beheading - the exact way to cleanse the sword, the proper way to swing the weapon, the strong virile shout.’
- ‘He deconstructs myths of the tough virile man, laying his anxieties bare on the floor.’
- ‘Strong-muscled, virile, simple and truthful, the Paharis inhabit the hilly tracts of the ‘middle mountains'.’
- ‘The inscription reads: ‘Dedicated to those virile men - the copper miners…’’
- ‘Sperm banks then sell the seminal product through catalogs which feature glossy photos of virile men.’
- ‘I'd much rather be de-frosted in a hundred years time a reasonably virile man in his twenties, rather than a decrepit octogenarian who had already died once.’
- ‘These guys all want to come home, have their necks rubbed, have their slippers handed to them, and be told what big, virile men they are.’
- ‘There's nothing I hate more than a virile guy who is an effective patient listener.’
- ‘Besides, you've just been dumped for another, more virile man so I hardly think you're one to speak.’
- ‘You could have had me, a young, virile man, but no, you had to have an old fat king.’
- ‘In the film, Sarah emerges as a person of weaker character - a woman so desperate for a virile man than she is willing to cash in her passionate relationship with God.’
- ‘According to Hicks, the Christian gentleman is ‘strong, and courageous, ’ but will ‘never cause pain and is always kind and polite.’’
- ‘Surely these handsome, virile guys must have been having a good time in mid-town, with its bright lights and ‘action’.’
- ‘Usually, US Army personnel are depicted on TV or in the movies as smart, fit, tall, handsome, virile men, eager to fight for their country and ever at the ready.’
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