n. Function: noun
the vigor or agressiveness held to be typical of males FF1C; pundits decided that the candidate's conspicuous virility appealed to voters FF1E;
Synonyms: maleness, manfulness, manliness, masculinity
Related Words: courage, dauntlessness, guts, mettle, ||moxie, pluck, resolution, spirit, spunk; machismo, macho
Contrasted Words: effeminacy, unmanliness; impotence, weakness; prissiness, sissiness