male
adjective
1. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
- a male infant
- a male holly tree
Similar word(s): male, antheral, staminate, phallic, priapic, masculine
2. characteristic of a man
- a deep male voice
Similar word(s): masculine, manful, manlike, manly, virile
3. for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
- the male lead
- the male population
Similar word(s): male
noun
1. an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Definition categories: animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna
2. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
3. the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
Definition categories: location