virility Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
  2. noun the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
    manfulness; manliness.

WordNet


Vi*ril"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. virilitas: cf. F. virilité.
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion. "Virility of visage." Holland.

Webster 1913