supervirility

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noun

The quality of being extremely virile or manly

OriginEnglish virility ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupervirility (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being extremely virile or manly

    Much of the timbre of a voice whose richness in an earlier era was synonymous with an image of supervirility remains intact.

    2009 January 15, Stephen Holden, “A Crooner Returns, With a Swing in His Heart”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishvirility
  8. Englishsupervirility

From super- + virility.

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APA

supervirility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervirility

MLA

“supervirility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervirility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supervirility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervirility.

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