maleness vs virility
virility vs malenessmaleness and virility both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| maleness | Yes | No | No | No |
| virility | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
virility is a hyponym of
maleness; that is, virility is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
maleness:
- maleness: the properties characteristic of the male sex
- virility: the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
| maleness (noun) | virility (noun) |
|---|---|
| the properties characteristic of the male sex | the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male |
| the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation |
© WordCmp.com 2024,
CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.