Word: virilescent
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vi
ri
le
scent
Definition: Having masculine physical characteristics.
Morphemes:
Affix: virile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vir
Language: la
Decoded: vir
Meaning: man”, “male human
Affix: -īlis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Affix: -escent
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling