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virility
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vi·ril·i·ty

noun \və-ˈri-lə-tē, British also vī-\

Definition of VIRILITY

: the quality or state of being virile:
a : manhood 3
b : manly vigor : masculinity
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Examples of VIRILITY

  1. <many cultures value virility as a sign of power>

First Known Use of VIRILITY

1586

Related to VIRILITY

Synonyms
machismo, macho, manhood, manliness, masculinity
Antonyms
femininity, muliebrity, womanhood, womanliness

Other Physiology Terms

eructation, flux, gustatory, menarche, myopia, senescence, torpor

Rhymes with VIRILITY

ability, agility, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility

vi·ril·i·ty

noun \və-ˈril-ət-ē, British also vī-\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; vi·ril·i·ties

Medical Definition of VIRILITY

: the quality or state of being virile: as a : the period of developed manhood b : the capacity to function as a male in copulation

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