Male - English meaning

meɪl

Male – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.
Usage examples:
Male children
Synonims:
MasculineMen'sOf menHe-ManAdult maleGentlemanBoyYouthGuyFellowGentMother's sonBlokeChapGeezerLadDudeBroHombreDiggerOkeOuOomAdmiBodachCoveCarl

noun
A male animal or plant.
Usage examples:
The males have brilliant sky-blue wings

proper noun
The capital of the maldives; population 111,000 (est. 2007).

adjective
Of the sex that produces a natural substance that can make an egg develop into young
Usage examples:
A male gorilla, male and female soldiers serve in the same units., the target audience is young mal…

adjective
Belonging to or relating to men
Usage examples:
Last year 7.8% of female managers handed in resignations, compared with 6.4% of male colleagues., a…

adjective
Belonging or relating to men or boys
Usage examples:
It is very much a male-dominated industry., what percentage of the adult male population is unemplo…

adjective
Belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or eggs itself
Usage examples:
A male giraffe, the male bird is more brightly coloured than the female of the species., this is a …

adjective
Belonging or relating to a plant, or part of a plant, that produces pollen (= a powder that causes the female part of a flower to produce seeds)
Usage examples:
The male parts of the flower are the stamens and the anthers.

adjective
Used to refer to a piece of equipment that has a part that sticks out and can be fitted into a hollow part in another piece of equipment
Usage examples:
A male plug

noun
A male animal
Usage examples:
The male of the species is less aggressive.

noun
Used to refer to a man or boy, or used to refer to any person whose sex is male
Usage examples:
Among the bodies are two unidentified british males.

Male translation into English

Male: translate from English into Chinese

男性, 男, 雄性, 公, 雄, 男子, 男人, 牡, 佬, 犆, 音信, 麈, 骚, 乾

Male: translate from English into Dutch

Mannelijk, Mannetje, Mannen-, Manspersoon, Van het mannelijk geslacht, Mans-

Male: translate from English into French

Masculin, Mâle

Male: translate from English into German

Männlich, Mann, Männer-, Männchen, Rüde, Männliches wesen

Male: translate from English into Hindi

नर, पुस्र्ष, माले, मर्द, मर्द का, धव, पुस्र्ष का, पुस्र्ष-संबंधी

Male: translate from English into Italian

Maschio, Maschile

Male: translate from English into Korean

남성, 남, 수놈, 수, 사내의, 수술만 있는, 남성적인

Male: translate from English into Russian

Мужчина, Мужской, Самец, Охватываемый, Входящий в другую деталь

Male: translate from English into Spanish

Masculino, Macho, Varón, De hombres, Viril

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.

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Male synonims

bloke

bləʊk

noun
A man.
Usage examples:
He's a nice bloke

noun
A man

noun
A man, often one who is considered to be ordinary
Usage examples:
Paul's a really good bloke (= i like him a lot)., he's a funny (sort of) bloke (= slightly strange).

Bloke - all meanings in English

boy

bɔɪ

noun
A male child or youth.
Usage examples:
A four-year-old boy

exclamation
Used to express strong feelings, especially of excitement or admiration.
Usage examples:
Oh boy, that's wonderful!

noun
A male child or, more generally, a male of any age
Usage examples:
A teenage/adolescent boy, as a young boy, my father used to walk three miles to school., you've bee…

Boy - all meanings in English

bro

brəʊ

noun
Short for brother.
Usage examples:
His baby bro

noun
A brother

noun
Used when talking to a male friend
Usage examples:
[ as form of address ] hey, bro, what's up?

Bro - all meanings in English

chap

tʃæp

verb
(of the skin) become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather.
Usage examples:
His skin is very dry and chaps easily

noun
A cracked or sore patch on the skin.
Usage examples:
Our lips will be covered in chaps.

noun
A man or boy.
Usage examples:
He sounded like a nice, caring sort of chap

Chap - all meanings in English

cove

kəʊv

noun
A small sheltered bay.
Usage examples:
Be bold and take some time to explore some of the sheltered coves and quiet bays that can be found …

noun
A man.
Usage examples:
He is a perfectly amiable cove

noun
A curved part of a coast that partly surrounds an area of water
Usage examples:
You have to drive on a dirt road to reach the cove., the cottage is set in a sheltered cove.

Cove - all meanings in English

digger

ˈdɪɡ.ər

noun
A person, animal, or large machine that digs earth.
Usage examples:
As men and women watched in tears, the diggers quickly dumped earth on top.

noun
A machine used for digging
Usage examples:
A mechanical digger

noun
A person who mines for gold (= removes it from under the ground)

Digger - all meanings in English

dude

duːd

noun
A man; a guy (often as a form of address).
Usage examples:
Hey dude, what's up?

verb
Dress up elaborately.
Usage examples:
My brother was all duded up in silver and burgundy

noun
A man
Usage examples:
Some dude just asked me if i knew you., [ as form of address ] dude, where were you last night?, co…

Dude - all meanings in English

fellow

ˈfel.əʊ

noun
A man or boy.
Usage examples:
He was an extremely obliging fellow

adjective
Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something.
Usage examples:
They urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens

noun
A man
Usage examples:
He was a big fellow with broad shoulders., dr. rodriguez is a fellow of the american college of phy…

Fellow - all meanings in English

geezer

ˈɡiː.zər

noun
A man.
Usage examples:
He strikes me as a decent geezer

noun
A man, often old or unusual in some way
Usage examples:
A funny old geezer, she got talking to some geezer in the pub.

Geezer - all meanings in English

gent

dʒent

noun
A gentleman.
Usage examples:
Blanche believes her polite and witty new man is the perfect gent - until he tries to chat up tracy.

noun
A gentleman (= polite man who behaves well towards other people, especially women)
Usage examples:
He's just gone to the gents.

noun
A public toilet for men
Usage examples:
He's just gone to the gents.

Gent - all meanings in English

gentleman

ˈdʒen.təl.mən

noun
A chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man.
Usage examples:
He behaved throughout like a perfect gentleman

noun
A polite way of talking to or referring to a man
Usage examples:
Ladies and gentlemen ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin., excuse me, this gentleman h…

noun
A man who is polite and behaves well towards other people, especially women
Usage examples:
He was a perfect gentleman., not holding a door for a lady? you're no gentleman, are you?

Gentleman - all meanings in English

guy

ɡaɪ

noun
A man.
Usage examples:
He's a nice guy

verb
Make fun of; ridicule.
Usage examples:
She never stopped guying him about his weight

verb
Secure with a guy or guys.
Usage examples:
It was set on concrete footings and guyed with steel cable

Guy - all meanings in English

hombre

noun
A man, especially one of a particular type.
Usage examples:
The raiders quarterback is one tough hombre

Hombre - all meanings in English

lad

noun
A boy or young man (often as a form of address).
Usage examples:
Come in, lad, and shut the door

noun
A boy or young man

Lad - all meanings in English

man

mæn

noun
An adult male human being.
Usage examples:
A tall man with a beard

verb
(of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification).
Usage examples:
The helpline is manned by trained staff

exclamation
Used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis.
Usage examples:
Wow, like cosmic, man

Man - all meanings in English

masculine

adjective
Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men.
Usage examples:
He is outstandingly handsome and robust, very masculine

noun
The male sex or gender.
Usage examples:
The dance presents the world of the masculine, its raw energy

adjective
Having qualities traditionally considered to be suitable for a man
Usage examples:
It was a movie likely to appeal to a masculine audience., boys need to see a wide range of masculin…

Masculine - all meanings in English