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[ vuh-ril-i-tee ] / vəˈrɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR virility ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state or quality of being virile; manly character, vigor, or spirit; masculinity. the power of procreation. Origin of virility1580–90; <Latin virīlitās, equivalent to virīli(s) virile + -tās-ty2 OTHER WORDS FROM virilitynon·vi·ril·i·ty, nounul·tra·vi·ril·i·ty, nounWords nearby virilityviridian, viridity, virile, virilescence, virilism, virility, virilization, virilocal, -virinae, virino, virion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for virilityAt his 1841 inauguration, Harrison tried to show off his virility by giving a two-hour speech without a coat, hat or gloves despite a cold snap. From Wuhan Virus to Washington Virus|Daniel Malloy|October 4, 2020|Ozy The reason, Foster argues, is that impotence implies a lack of virility, a lack of manliness. What the Sex Lives of the Founding Fathers Reveal About Us|Eric Herschthal|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Predictably then, if oddly too, this man's very existence had become a test of Indian virility. India’s Twisted Conscience on Terrorism|Dilip D’Souza|February 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is the cornea—the last redoubt of virility and independence. Found: Rand Paul's Secret Papers|Kent Sepkowitz|June 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
None of this feared Republican virility is any more real than the charge that the GOP manufactured the Turfers. The GOP Freak Show|John Batchelor|August 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST The boy's character was a compound of sensibility and hard rebelliousness, virility and introspection. The Red and the Black|Stendhal That all this virility and nubility and glamor is pure coincidence? Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith He was a tawny giant, exuding a force and virility and a compelling magnetism that gripped one instantly. Square Deal Sanderson|Charles Alden Seltzer He knew her level, penetrating glance, but she had a virility he had not expected. The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss Her every step was a dance, her every word and gesture full of a grace and virility that filled the old folks with uneasy wonder. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Words related to virilityvigor, manhood, potency, strength, manliness, power, machismo, macho, muscularity, maleness, ruggedness, forceful Medical definitions for virility
n.The quality or state of being virile. Masculine vigor; potency. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |