noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The condition resulting from virilization in a female. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female (or prematurely in a young boy) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

male dominancemasculine idealmasculine transformationmasculine vigormasculinity ideologymasculinization

Antonyms

All antonyms

debilitationdefeminizationfeeblenessfeminization

Etymology

From virile + -ism.