male
male Lexical Profile
male Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or being the biological sex that produces small, mobile gametes (such as spermatozoa) or pollen, and which typically does not bear offspring.
"The male peacock displays vibrant, iridescent tail feathers to attract a mate."
Characteristic of, appropriate for, or typical of men or boys.
"The choir is looking for more male voices to balance the vocal harmony."
(Of a mechanical part, plug, or fitting) Designed with a protruding section that is inserted into a corresponding hollow receptacle (the female part) to form a secure connection.
"You will need to connect the male end of the HDMI cable into the back of the television."
• noun
An individual organism (plant or animal) of the sex that typically produces sperm or pollen.
"In many bird species, the males are brightly colored while the females are camouflaged."
A human man or boy.
"The medical study focused on adult males between the ages of thirty and fifty."
Word Nuance & Usage
In modern English, using 'male' as a noun to refer to human men outside of clinical, scientific, or police contexts can sometimes sound overly clinical, detached, or mildly derogatory; 'man' or 'boy' is generally preferred in everyday social contexts.
• Rhymes for male
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'masle' (modern French 'mâle'), derived from Latin 'masculus', which is a diminutive of 'mas' meaning 'male human or animal'.
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