You'll often hear the word virile referring to a manly, powerful man, because the word means having physical strength and other typical masculine qualities.
Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile;
Adjective S.
characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
Adjective
(of a male) able to copulate
Adjective S.
characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"
a.
Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult
man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful;
specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine,
and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs.
Virile
Virility
Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile;
Usage Examples
What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.
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