male

/meɪl/ adjectivenoun
4 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
ADJECTIVE
1

Characteristic of a man.

“a deep male voice”

2

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”

3

For or pertaining to or composed of men or boys.

“the male lead”

“the male population”

NOUN
1

A person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies.

2

An animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova).

3

The capital of Maldives in the center of the islands.

WORD FORMS
Related formmaleness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinalemay
Starts & ends withM … E
Syllablesma · le
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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