VIRILITIES Synonyms

• the properties characteristic of the male sex

• the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

• the inherent capacity for coming into being

• the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

• the property of being physically or mentally strong

• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

• physical energy or intensity

• an asset of special worth or utility

• the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

• the condition of financial success

• permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

• forceful exertion

• active strength of body or mind

• an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

• the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation

• the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male

• the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male

• the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male