Meanings
nounvirility (countable and uncountable, plural virilities)
plural virilities
- countableuncountableThe state of being virile.
Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 234
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
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Origin
- Latinvirīlitās
- Middle Frenchvirilité
- Englishvirility
From virile + -ity, from Middle French virilité, from Latin virīlitās.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فُحُولَة
- فُحُولَة (fuḥūla)ability to procreate
Bengali পুরুষত্ব
- পুরুষত্ব (puruśotto)the state of being virile
Bulgarian мъжественост, потентност
- мъжественост (măžestvenost)the state of being virile
- потентност (potentnost)ability to procreate
Catalan virilitat
- virilitatthe state of being virile
Esperanto vireco
- virecothe state of being virile
Finnish miehekkyys, miehuus
- miehekkyysthe state of being virile
- miehuusmanly character
- lisääntymiskykyisyysability to procreate
French virilité
- virilitéthe state of being virile
German Männlichkeit, Mannhaftigkeit
- Männlichkeitthe state of being virile
- Mannhaftigkeitmanly character
- Männlichkeitmanly character
- Männlichseinmanly character
- männliche Beschaffenheitmanly character
- Manneskraftability to procreate
- Zeugungskraftability to procreate
- Geschlechtspotenzability to procreate
- Potenzability to procreate
- Virilitätability to procreate
- Mannheitability to procreate
Greek ανδρότητα, ανδρισμός
- ανδρότητα (andrótita)the state of being virile
- ανδρισμός (andrismós)the state of being virile
Hindi मर्दानगी
- मर्दानगी (mardāngī)the state of being virile
Italian virilità
- virilitàthe state of being virile
Korean 정력
- 정력 (jeongnyeok)the state of being virile
Latin virīlitās
- virīlitāsthe state of being virile
Latvian vīrišķība, vīrišķīgums
- vīrišķībathe state of being virile
- vīrišķīgumsthe state of being virile
Lithuanian vyriškumas
- vyriškumasthe state of being virile
Persian مردانگی
- مردانگی (mardânegi)the state of being virile
Polish męskość
- męskośćthe state of being virile
Portuguese virilidade
- virilidadethe state of being virile
Romanian virilitate
- virilitatethe state of being virile
Russian му́жественность
- му́жественность (múžestvennostʹ)the state of being virile
Spanish virilidad
- virilidadthe state of being virile
Swedish virilitet
- virilitetthe state of being virile
Tagalog bulog, lakas-lalaki
- bulogthe state of being virile
- lakas-lalakithe state of being virile
Turkish erkeklik
- erkeklikthe state of being virile
Urdu مردانگی
- مردانگی (mardāngī)the state of being virile
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with virility
abilityfacilityutilitydisabilitypossibilitystabilitycapabilityprobabilityflexibilitycompatibilityvulnerabilityfertilityinstabilityagilityversatilityhostilityhumilitysensibilitynobilityimpossibilityfutilitymanageabilityfragilityductility
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
virility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virility
MLA
“virility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virility. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virility.
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