male

Meanings

Plural: males

Noun

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
An animal of the sex that has testes.
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
A plant of the masculine sex.
A bacterium which has the F factor.
A male connector, pipe fitting, etc.

Adjective

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"

Adjective Satellite

characteristic of a man
- "a deep male voice"
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
- "the male lead"
- "the male population"

Adj

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
Having the F factor; able to impart DNA into another bacterium which does not have the F factor (a female).
Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin mās
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin -culus
Latin masculus
Vulgar Latin masclus
Old French maslebor.
Middle English male
English male
From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French malle, masle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of mās (“male, masculine”). Doublet of macho. Displaced native Old English wǣpned (“male”, literally “penised”), derived from the noun wǣpn (“weapon”), which had the secondary sense “penis”.

Synonyms

male person, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, pin, plug, virile

Antonyms

androgynous, female

Scrabble Score: 6

male is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
male is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
male is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

male is a valid Words With Friends word