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
NOUNFor or pertaining to or composed of men or boys.
“the male lead”
“the male population”
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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