English adjective: male | |||
1. | male being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation | ||
Samples | A male infant. A male holly tree. | ||
Similar | antheral, male, phallic, priapic, priapic, staminate, young-begetting | ||
See also | masculine | ||
Attribute | gender, sex, sexuality | ||
Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
Antonyms | female, androgynous | ||
2. | male characteristic of a man | ||
Samples | A deep male voice. Manly sports. | ||
Synonyms | manful, manlike, manly, virile | ||
Similar | masculine | ||
Antonyms | feminine | ||
3. | male for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys | ||
Samples | The male lead. The male population. | ||
Similar | male | ||
Antonyms | female, androgynous | ||
English noun: male | |||
1. | male (animal) an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bullock, colt, male horse, sire, steer | ||
Antonyms | female | ||
2. | male (person) a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies | ||
Synonyms | male person | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adult male, blighter, bloke, boy, boy wonder, chap, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, foster brother, foster-brother, gent, lad, macho, male child, male offspring, man, man, man, man-child, mother's son, sirrah | ||
Part holonym | male body | ||
Antonyms | female person, female | ||
3. | Male (location) the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands | ||
Instance hypernym | national capital | ||
Part meronym | Maldives, Republic of Maldives | ||