(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.

Possessing qualities befitting a man; SYN. manful, manlike.

ETYM Latin masculinus, from masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. French masculin. Related to Male masculine.
1. Associated with men and not with women.
2. Of grammatical gender.
3. (Music or poetry) Ending on an accented beat or syllable.

ETYM Latin virilis, from vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. French viril. Related to Werewolf, World, Decemvir, Virago, Virtue.
Characterized by energy and vigor.