virility

vi·ril·i·ty

noun \və-ˈri-lə-tē, British also vī-\

Definition of VIRILITY

: the quality or state of being virile: a : manhood 3 b : manly vigor : masculinity

Examples of VIRILITY

1. <many cultures value virility as a sign of power>

First Known Use of VIRILITY

1586

Related to VIRILITY

Synonyms: machismo, macho, manhood, manliness, masculinity

Antonyms: femininity, muliebrity, womanhood, womanliness

Related Words: maleness; boyishness, mannishness, tomboyishness

Near Antonyms: girlishness; femaleness; girlhood, maidenhood; effeminacy, effeteness; emasculation

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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