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virility

noun vi·ril·i·ty \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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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

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virility

noun vi·ril·i·ty \və-ˈril-ət-ē, British also vī-\

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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