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virility

noun
/vəˈɹɪlɪti/

Etymology

From virile + -ity, from Middle French virilité, from Latin virīlitās.

  1. derived from virīlitās
  2. derived from virilité

Definitions

  1. The state of being virile.

    • Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.

  2. Manly character, quality, or nature.

  3. 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.

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Derived

viropause

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA