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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French viril, from Latin virilis, from vir man, male; akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] & Old High German wer man, [[Sanskrit]] vīra | | Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French viril, from Latin virilis, from vir man, male; akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] & Old High German wer man, [[Sanskrit]] vīra |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : having the [[nature]], properties, or [[qualities]] of an adult [[male]]; specifically : capable of [[functioning]] as a male in [[copulation]] | | *1 : having the [[nature]], properties, or [[qualities]] of an adult [[male]]; specifically : capable of [[functioning]] as a male in [[copulation]] |
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| Historically, [[masculine]] attributes such as beard growth have been seen as signs of virility and [[leadership]]. (for example in ancient Egypt and Greece) | | Historically, [[masculine]] attributes such as beard growth have been seen as signs of virility and [[leadership]]. (for example in ancient Egypt and Greece) |
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− | As a term for positive [[reference]], virility does not accord with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism feminisms] that put forward various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction deconstructions] of [[masculinity]]. According to these [[points of view]], virility is redefined as an outdated [[abstraction]], impacting negatively on [[women]] via unwanted [[sexual]] activity, and unwanted pregnancies. | + | As a term for positive [[reference]], virility does not accord with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism feminisms] that put forward various [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction deconstructions] of [[masculinity]]. According to these [[points of view]], virility is redefined as an outdated [[abstraction]], impacting negatively on [[women]] via unwanted [[sexual]] activity, and unwanted pregnancies. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |