Virility

n.energetic, resilientformal

What it means

Robust strength, energy, and physical vitality.

Reach for it when discussing the traditional association of masculinity with vigor or sexual potency

The stallion's remarkable virility remained evident well into maturity.

warm
vitality
energetic aliveness deserves praise
not when Vitality is broader and not gendered.
professional
masculinity
socially coded male qualities are being analyzed
not when Masculinity does not equal health or fertility.
professional
vigor
lively strength is the relevant quality
not when Vigor avoids the gender and fertility claim.
formal
potency
sexual or generative power is specifically at issue
not when Potency can concern drugs, influence, or force.
literary
manhood
adult male identity is the subject
not when Manhood is an identity or life stage, not a physical capacity.

symbol of virility
The bull served as a traditional symbol of virility.
youthful virility
The portrait exaggerates youthful virility through posture and scale.
ideas of virility
The course examines how ideas of virility changed across centuries.

Virility can stigmatize disability, infertility, aging, and gender variance; name the actual quality whenever possible.

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