male
Because it is a word with a single syllable, male is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmale
- One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
- Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Example: "a male bird feeding a seed to a female"
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)
Example: "stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration"
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
Example: "the male chromosome; like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"
- (grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
- Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
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