Overview of noun male

The noun male has 3 senses

• male -- (an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))


• male, male person -- (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)


• Male -- (the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands)

Overview of adj male

The adj male has 3 senses

• male -- (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")


• male, manful, manlike, manly, virile -- (characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports")


• male -- (for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys; "the male lead"; "the male population")