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Virility
//vəˈɹɪlɪti// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male wordnet
- 3 Manly character, quality, or nature. countable, uncountable
- 4 the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation wordnet
- 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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