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UK
/vɪɹˈɪlɪti/
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[ US /vɝˈɪɫəti/ ]
[ US /vɝˈɪɫəti/ ]
NOUN
- the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
- the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
How To Use virility In A Sentence
- She confused and seduced his senses, inspiring his limbs to greater virility and more masculine proportions.
- Europe by their love of liberty, and by their virility, from the decadence of an orientalized Rome. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View
- Servants kept score of each man's orgasms, for the Pope greatly admired virility, and measured a man's machismo by his ejaculative capacity. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
- Compared with some of its predecessors, the play shows a decided growth in what may be termed virility of mind: a wider scope, a higher reach, a firmer grasp, have been attained: the Poet has come to read Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England
- But to the extent that virility equals violence it is not a vital force but only a cover for the real frigidity.
- The body and dress of King Henry VIII of England served as icons of masculinity and power, his extravagant codpieces denoting his virility.
- Children are also considered proof of a man's virility.
- His fame has been based on a physical voice and sexual virility, both affected by age.
- American film actor, born in Cadiz, Ohio, Âwho epitomized the American ideal of masculinity and virility for three decades. Five People Born on February 1 | myFiveBest
- Misogyny and gynophobia abounded in this context as women were, for the largely male artists who worked in this style between the wars, generally victims, annoyances, or threats to virility.