virility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- və.rĭʹlĭ.tē
- /vəˈɹɪlɪti/
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Etymology
From virile + -ity, from Middle French virilité, from Latin virīlitās.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being virile.
Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 234:
- (countable, uncountable) Manly character, quality, or nature.
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(countable, uncountable) The ability of a man to procreate.
The Rabbis adjured her to endow the young man with his former virility, but she vehemently refused to do so.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| virilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
invirility · nonvirility · viropause · ultravirility · unvirility · supervirility
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Synonyms
Translations (54)
it virilità (the state of being virile) · fi miehekkyys (the state of being virile) · ia virilitate (the state of being virile) · lt vyriškumas (the state of being virile) · ur مردانگی (the state of being virile) · de Männlichkeit (the state of being virile) · ka სიმწიფე (ability to procreate) · de Männlichkeit (manly character) · fi miehuus (manly character) · lv vīrišķība (the state of being virile) · ka კაცურობა (manly character) · ru му́жественность (the state of being virile) · ka მომწიფებულობა (ability to procreate) · el ανδρισμός (the state of being virile) · sh mužévnōst (the state of being virile) · el ανδρότητα (the state of being virile) · ka კაცურობა (the state of being virile) · tg мардонагӣ (the state of being virile) · eo vireco (the state of being virile) · tl bulog (the state of being virile) · tl lakas-lalaki (the state of being virile) · de männliche Beschaffenheit (manly character) · ka ვაჟკაცურობა (the state of being virile) · ar فُحُولَة (ability to procreate) · es virilidad (the state of being virile) · hi मर्दानगी (the state of being virile) · de Mannhaftigkeit (manly character) · la virīlitās (the state of being virile) · de Männlichsein (manly character) · ka მამაკაცურობა (the state of being virile) · ko 정력 (the state of being virile) · de Manneskraft (ability to procreate) · de Mannheit (ability to procreate) · fa مردانگی (the state of being virile) · fi lisääntymiskykyisyys (ability to procreate) · de Geschlechtspotenz (ability to procreate) · gl virilidade (the state of being virile) · de Virilität (ability to procreate) · pt virilidade (the state of being virile) · ka მამაკაცურობა (manly character) · bg мъжественост (the state of being virile) · de Zeugungskraft (ability to procreate) · bn পুরুষত্ব (the state of being virile) · tr erkeklik (the state of being virile) · de Potenz (ability to procreate) · bg потентност (ability to procreate) · pl męskość (the state of being virile) · mk маже́ственост (the state of being virile) · sv virilitet (the state of being virile) · sh муже́вно̄ст (the state of being virile) · fr virilité (the state of being virile) · ro virilitate (the state of being virile) · lv vīrišķīgums (the state of being virile) · ca virilitat (the state of being virile)