VIRILITY

manfulness, manliness, virility

(noun) the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male

virility

(noun) the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

virility (countable and uncountable, plural virilities)

The state of being virile.

Manly character, quality, or nature.

The ability of a man to procreate.

Synonyms

• masculinity

Antonyms

• femininity

• muliebrity

Source: Wiktionary


Vi*ril"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. virilitas: cf. F. virilité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion. "Virility of visage." Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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