virilité

Definitions of virilité
  1. noun
    the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
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    antonyms:
    féminité
    the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
    type of:
    caractéristique, trait de caractère
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  2. noun
    the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
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    type of:
    masculinité
    the properties characteristic of the male sex
  3. noun
    the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
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