virility

Definition

The state of being virile.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility."
• "The Rabbis adjured her to endow the young man with his former virility, but she vehemently refused to do so."

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