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virility

noun

  1. range of masculine characteristics viewed positively
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vəˈɹɪlɪti/

noun

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

  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.