Male meaning

What does “male” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“male” is a noun and adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova).

male

noun

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

    Oppositesfemale
  2. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

    Synonymsmale person
    Oppositesfemale
  3. the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands

adjective

  1. 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”

  2. characteristic of a man

    “a deep male voice”

    “manly sports”

  3. for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys

    “the male lead”

    “the male population”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University