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Definitions for virilityvəˈrɪl ɪ ti

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vi•ril•i•tyvəˈrɪl ɪ ti(n.)

  1. the state or quality of being virile; manly character, vigor, or spirit; masculinity.

Origin of virility:

1580–90; < L

Princeton's WordNet

  1. virility(noun)

    the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation

  2. manfulness, manliness, virility(noun)

    the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male

Wiktionary

  1. virility(Noun)

    The state of being virile

  2. virility(Noun)

    Manly character

  3. virility(Noun)

    The ability to procreate

    4. Origin: From virīlitās

Webster Dictionary

  1. Virility(noun)

    the quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion

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