Virility

//vəˈɹɪlɪti// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being virile. countable, uncountable

    "Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility."

  2. 2
    the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male wordnet
  3. 3
    Manly character, quality, or nature. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation wordnet
  5. 5
    The ability of a man to procreate. countable, uncountable

    "The Rabbis adjured her to endow the young man with his former virility, but she vehemently refused to do so."

Etymology

From virile + -ity, from Middle French virilité, from Latin virīlitās.

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