(Homonym: mail).
1. For or composed of men or boys.
2. Characteristic of a man; SYN. manful, manlike, manly, virile.
3. (Biology) Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation.

1. A person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies; SYN. male person.
2. An animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova).

The capital of Maldives on Male island in the center of the islands.
Capital and chief atoll of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean; It trades in copra, breadfruit, fish, and palm products; it is also a growing tourist center.