virility

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/vəˈɹɪlɪti/

Definition of virility

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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.”
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noun

  1. (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.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Manly character, quality, or nature.
  3. (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.”

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Etymology

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

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