virility vs maleness
maleness vs virilityvirility and maleness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| virility | Yes | No | No | No |
| maleness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
maleness is a hypernym of
virility; that is, maleness is a
word with a broader meaning than virility:
- virility: the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation
- maleness: the properties characteristic of the male sex
Other hypernyms of virility include
masculinity.
| virility (noun) | maleness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male | the properties characteristic of the male sex |
| the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation |
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