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erectile

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /əˈɹɛktaɪl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being raised to an upright position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The penis and clitoris contain erectile tissue which responds to sexual stimulation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • erectile tissue
  • the penis is an erectile organ

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cavernous

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of being raised to an upright position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • erectile feathers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French érectile, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere, equivalent to erect + -ile.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: erigible — capable of being raised to an upright position
  • Finnish: pystyyn nouseva — capable of being raised to an upright position
  • Polish: wzwodny — capable of being raised to an upright position
  • Portuguese: erigível — capable of being raised to an upright position
  • Catalan: erèctil — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
  • Finnish: jäykistyvä — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
  • Finnish: erektiili — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
  • French: érectile — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
  • Italian: erettile — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
  • Polish: wzwodny — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
  • Portuguese: erétil — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
  • Spanish: eréctil — capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid