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male
1[ meyl ]
adjective
- having or relating to a gender identity that corresponds to a complex, variable set of social and cultural roles, traits, and behaviors assigned to people of the sex that typically produces sperm cells.
- Biology. of, relating to, or being an animal or human of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces sperm cells during reproduction.
- Botany. designating or relating to a plant or its reproductive structure producing or containing microspores.
- Botany. (of seed plants) staminate.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a male person; masculine:
a male voice.
- comprising male people:
a male choir.
- Machinery. made to fit into a corresponding open or recessed part: Compare female ( def 5 ).
a male plug.
noun
- a male person.
- Biology. an animal, plant, or plant structure that normally produces sperm cells as part of the process of reproduction.
Male
2[ mah-ley, -lee ]
noun
- a city in and the capital of the Maldives.
male-
3- a combining form meaning “evil,” occurring in loanwords from Latin:
malediction.
male
1/ meɪl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or designating the sex producing gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a man; masculine
- for or composed of men or boys
a male choir
- (of gametes) capable of fertilizing an egg cell in sexual reproduction
- (of reproductive organs, such as a testis or stamen) capable of producing male gametes
- (of flowers) bearing stamens but lacking a functional pistil
- electronics mechanical engineering having a projecting part or parts that fit into a female counterpart
a male plug
noun
- a male person, animal, or plant
Malé
2/ ˈmɑːleɪ /
noun
- the capital of the Republic of Maldives, on Malé Island in the centre of the island group. Pop: 90 000 (2005 est)
male
/ māl /
Adjective
- In organisms that reproduce sexually, being the gamete that is smaller and more motile than the other corresponding gamete of the same species (the female gamete). The sperm cells of higher animals and plants are male gametes.
- Possessing or being a structure that produces only male gametes. The testicles of humans are male reproductive organs. Male flowers possess only stamens and no carpels.
Noun
- A male organism.
Derived Forms
- ˈmaleness, noun
Other Words From
- male·ness noun
- an·ti·male noun adjective
- in·ter·male adjective
- su·per·male noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of male1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The breakdown of the 114th Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male, and 92 percent Christian.
As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.
Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.
These days, plenty of women are turning to online sites for no-frills male companionship.
Families stuff a life-size male doll with memories of the outgoing year and dress him in their clothing.
Now what should college give the young citizen, male or female, upon the foundation of schooling we have already sketched out?
Are you quite sure you have never suffered from this rather common disorder, gentle reader, at least, if you be of the male sex?
In these rooms male and female alike were confined, at one time to the number of fifteen; each being allowed 3d.
What she meant neither the Reverend John Dodd, or any other male person, could ever truly know.
When Yung Pak ate his meals, he sat upon a rug on the floor with his father and such male guests as might be in the house.
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