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==Etymology==
Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French viril, from Latin virilis, from vir man, male; akin to [http://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]
==Definitions==
*1 : having the [[nature]], properties, or [[qualities]] of an adult [[male]]; specifically : capable of [[functioning]] as a male in [[copulation]]
*2 : energetic, vigorous
*3 a : characteristic of or associated with men : [[masculine]]
:b : having [[traditionally]] masculine traits especially to a marked [[degree]]
*4 : masterful, forceful
==Description==
'''Virility''' refers to any of a wide range of [[masculine]] characteristics viewed positively. It is not applicable to [[women]] or to [[negative]] characteristics. The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (OED1) says virile is "marked by [[strength]] or [[force]]." Virility is commonly [[associated]] with vigour, [[health]], sturdiness, and [[constitution]], especially in the fathering of [[children]]. In this last sense, virility is to men as [[fertility]] is to [[women]]. OED1 also notes that virile has become obsolete in referring to a "nubile" young woman — "a maide that is Mariageable or ripe for a Husband, or Virill."
Historically, [[masculine]] attributes such as beard growth have been seen as signs of virility and [[leadership]]. (for example in ancient Egypt and Greece)
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 According to these [[points of view]], virility is redefined as an outdated [[abstraction]], impacting negatively on [[women]] via unwanted [[sexual]] activity, and unwanted pregnancies.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French viril, from Latin virilis, from vir man, male; akin to [http://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]
==Definitions==
*1 : having the [[nature]], properties, or [[qualities]] of an adult [[male]]; specifically : capable of [[functioning]] as a male in [[copulation]]
*2 : energetic, vigorous
*3 a : characteristic of or associated with men : [[masculine]]
:b : having [[traditionally]] masculine traits especially to a marked [[degree]]
*4 : masterful, forceful
==Description==
'''Virility''' refers to any of a wide range of [[masculine]] characteristics viewed positively. It is not applicable to [[women]] or to [[negative]] characteristics. The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (OED1) says virile is "marked by [[strength]] or [[force]]." Virility is commonly [[associated]] with vigour, [[health]], sturdiness, and [[constitution]], especially in the fathering of [[children]]. In this last sense, virility is to men as [[fertility]] is to [[women]]. OED1 also notes that virile has become obsolete in referring to a "nubile" young woman — "a maide that is Mariageable or ripe for a Husband, or Virill."
Historically, [[masculine]] attributes such as beard growth have been seen as signs of virility and [[leadership]]. (for example in ancient Egypt and Greece)
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.
[[Category: General Reference]]