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Definitions: Virility |
VirilityNoun1. The property of being capable of copulation and procreation. 2. The trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "virility" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Synonyms: VirilitySynonyms: manfulness (n), manliness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Adolescence | Noun: adolescence, pubescence, majority; adultism; adultness; Adjective: manhood, virility, maturity full age, ripe age; flower of age; prime of life, meridian of life, spring of life. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Virility |
| English words defined with "virility": Invirility ♦ phentolamine ♦ sildenafil ♦ Unseminared ♦ Vasomax, Viagra, virility drug. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "virility": Albino-poets, Androgens. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Gentleness is better politics, it saps virility. A good occupational force must never crush. (Becket; writing credit: Edward Anhalt; Jean Anouilh) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Virility (1996) | |
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Herbert C. Hoover | 1929-1933 | We have emerged from the losses of the Great War and the reconstruction following it with increased virility and strength. |
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| "Virility" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Virility" is used about 69 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 69 | 40,280 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "virility": virility drug. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
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| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "virility"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | potencë (potency), burrëri (fearlessness, fortitude, manhood, mankind, manliness, spunk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فحولة, نشاط (action, activity, alacrity, bang, bounce, energy, forcefulness, ginger, go, kick, lift, liveliness, mettle, momentum, movement, pep, promptitude, prosperity, pursuit, spirit, spunk, stir, strenuousness, tuck, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, zip), قوة (ability, agency, arm, authority, birr, capacity, clout, dint, energy, faculty, force, forcefulness, forcing, hardihood, intension, intensity, iron, leverage, might, operation, potency, power, severity, sinew, solidity, stamina, starch, stoutness, strength, vehemence, vigor, vigour, violence, virtue), ذكورة (masculinity), رجولية (masculinity, potency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сила (definition, drive, dynamism, effect, energy, feck, fiber, fibre, flush, force, forcefulness, forte, goodness, hardness, impetus, intension, intensity, inwardness, kick, lustiness, medium, might, mightiness, muscle, muscularity, nerve, pith, potency, power, prowess, punch, sinews, snap, stamina, strength, stringency, tenacity, thews, tuck, vehemence, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, vinegar, violence, virtue, virulence, vis, volume, zap, zip), възмъжалост (manhood), мъжество (courage, fearlessness, heart, nerve, pluck, prowess), енергичност (activity, jazz, vinegar), полова зрялост. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | mužnost (manliness), mužný vìk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | manmoedigheid. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | vireco. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مردی (Man, Manhood, Masculinity), نیرومندی (Intensity, Potency, Vigor), قوه مردی , رجولیت (Manhood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | miehuudenvoima. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | virilité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Potenz (ability, ability to perform the sexual act, potency, power, sexual potency, square), Männlichkeit (maleness, manhood, manliness, mannishness, masculinity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σθένοσ (fortitude, pith, pithiness, sinewiness, stamina, valency, vigor, vigour, vim), ανδρότησ (manhood), ανδρότητα (manhood), ανδρισμόσ (manhood, masculinity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כוח 'ברא (potency, sexual power), 'בריות (manhood, manliness, masculinity), 'ברות (manhood, manliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | férfiasság (manhood, manliness, masculinity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | virilit (manhood, manliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 剛健 (health, sturdiness, vigour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "うけ" (constitutionality, health, sturdiness, vigour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | feroilid (manfulness, manliness, mannishness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | hòmbresa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | irilityvay virilidade (manhood, manliness, strength). (various references) virilitate (manhood, manliness), bãrbãţie (energy, manhood, manliness, mannishness). (various references) мужественность (machismo, manhood, manliness, masculinity), половая зрелость (puberty). (various references) virilnost, polna zrelost (pubescence). (various references) virilidad (manhood, manliness). (various references) manlighet (manhood, manliness, masculinity), mandom (courage, manhood). (various references) yiğitlik (achievements, bravery, courage, dare devilry, dare deviltry, daring, doughtiness, exploit, feat, gallantry, gameness, intrepidity, manfulness, pluckiness, prowess, stoutness, valiantness, valor), erkeklik çağı, erkeklik (manhood, manliness, masculinity), cinsel güç (potency). (various references) належність до чоловічої статі, змужнілість (maleness, manhood, puberty). (various references) tính rắn rỏi (pithiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | nervi, nervicis, nervo, nervos, nervum, nervus, pubertatis. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "virility": ultravirility. (additional references) | |
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"Virility" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: verility, virgility, vitrinitic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "virility" (pronounced veri"lutē) |
| 6 | -er i" l u t ē | sterility. |
| 5 | -i" l u t ē | ability, acceptability, accessibility, adaptability, admissibility, advisability, affordability, agility, amiability, applicability, availability, believability, capability, civility, comparability, compatibility, comprehensibility, convertibility, credibility, culpability, debility, deductibility, deniability, dependability, desirability, disability, docility, ductility, durability, electability, eligibility, enforceability, facility, fallibility, feasibility, fertility, flammability, flexibility, fragility, futility, gentility, gullibility, hostility, humility, immobility, impossibility, inability, inaccessibility, incivility, incompatibility, indestructibility, inevitability, infallibility, infertility, inflexibility, instability, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irresponsibility, irritability, legibility, liability, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, miscibility, mobility, motility, nobility, nonutility, palatability, permeability, plausibility, portability, possibility, predictability, probability, profitability, readability, reliability, respectability, responsibility, senility, sensibility, stability, suitability, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, tranquility, transferability, unavailability, unpredictability, unreliability, utility, variability, versatility, viability, visibility, volatility, vulnerability. |
| 4 | -l u t ē | abnormality, accountability, actuality, banality, bestiality, bisexuality, brutality, causality, centrality, collegiality, commonality, conditionality, confidentiality, congeniality, constitutionality, credulity, criminality, criticality, cyclicality, dimensionality, duality, equality, eventuality, extraterritoriality, fatality, fidelity, finality, formality, frivolity, frugality, functionality, generality, geniality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, hospitality, illegality, immorality, immortality, impartiality, impersonality, incredulity, individuality, inequality, infidelity, informality, instrumentality, irrationality, legality, lethality, liberality, locality, materiality, mentality, modality, morality, mortality, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, neutrality, normality, originality, partiality, personality, plurality, polity, practicality, principality, proportionality, punctuality, quality, rationality, reality, seasonality, sensuality, sentimentality, sexuality, speciality, spirituality, technicality, theatricality, tonality, totality, triviality, universality, unreality, venality, vitality. |
| 3 | -u t ē | absurdity, acidity, activity, acuity, adversity, affinity, aggressivity, alacrity, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, atrocity, audacity, austerity, authenticity, authority, barbarity, biodiversity, brevity, calamity, capacity, captivity, cavity, celebrity, charity, chastity, clarity, commodity, community, complexity, complicity, conductivity, conformity, congruity, connectivity, continuity, creativity, crotchety, curiosity, deformity, deity, density, depravity, deputy, dexterity, dignity, discontinuity, disparity, dissimilarity, disunity, diversity, divinity, domesticity, duplicity, eccentricity, elasticity, electricity, enmity, enormity, entity, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, exclusivity, expressivity, extremity, falsity, familiarity, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, festivity, fluidity, fraternity, generosity, gratuity, gravity, heredity, heterogeneity, hilarity, homogeneity, humanity, humidity, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illiquidity, immaturity, immunity, impropriety, impunity, impurity, inactivity, incapacity, incongruity, indemnity, indignity, inequity, inferiority, infinity, infirmity, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insecurity, insensitivity, insularity, integrity, intensity, irregularity, laity, laxity, levity, liquidity, lividity, longevity, majority, masculinity, maternity, maturity, mediocrity, mendacity, minority, modernity, monstrosity, morbidity, multiplicity, nativity, necessity, negativity, Nonconformity, nonentity, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, obscurity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, overcapacity, oversensitivity, parity, particularity, passivity, paternity, paucity, peculiarity, perpetuity, perplexity, perversity, piety, polarity, pomposity, popularity, posterity, priority, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, propriety, prosperity, proximity, publicity, purity, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rarity, reactivity, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, regularity, relativity, religiosity, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, security, selectivity, seniority, sensitivity, serendipity, serenity, severity, similarity, simplicity, sincerity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidarity, solidity, sorority, specificity, spontaneity, stupidity, subjectivity, superconductivity, superfluidity, superiority, supermajority, surety, temerity, tenacity, timidity, toxicity, Trinity, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unfamiliarity, uniformity, unity, university, unpopularity, uppity, validity, vanity, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, veracity, Verity, vicinity, virginity, virtuosity, viscosity, voracity, vulgarity. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-i-i-l-r-t-v-y" | |
-4 letters: liri, tirl, tivy, virl. | |
-5 letters: ivy, lit, til, try. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-i-i-l-r-t-v-y" | |
+2 letters: triviality. | |
+3 letters: drivability, primitively, variability. | |
+4 letters: driveability, veridicality. | |
+5 letters: improvability, inscriptively, invariability, originatively, prohibitively, provinciality, reversibility, survivability, ultravirility, verifiability. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 69 72 69 6C 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .. .-. .. .-.. .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01101001 01110010 01101001 01101100 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V i r i l i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0069 0072 0069 006C 0069 0074 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5675847578758691 |
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