virile

[vir·ile]

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.

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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.

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

Vi"rile (?; 277), a. [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See Werewolf, World, and cf. Decemvir, Virago, Virtue.] 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.

Virility

Vi*ril"i*ty , n. [L. virilitas: cf. F. virilit'82.] The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion. "Virility of visage." Holland.

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.

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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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