virility
/vəˈɪləti/vur-IH-luh-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/vɚˈɪləti/vur-IH-luh-tee
Meaningbeing virile
Common meaning: manly strength
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- vira manLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1995 · scan
- iladjective ending: relating to
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinvir‘a man’
- Englishvirile‘strong and manly’
- Englishformed in English from virilevirility‘manly strength’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from virile + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VIRILE, p.688 · scan
Roots
- vir Latin “a man”
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