manly+vigor

  • 1vigor — vigor, vim, spirit, dash, esprit, verve, punch, élan, drive can all denote a quality of force, forcefulness, or energy. Vigor implies a strength that proceeds from a fundamental soundness or robustiousness or a display of energy or forcefulness… …

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  • 2unnerve — transitive verb Date: 1601 1. to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness 2. to cause to become nervous ; upset • unnervingly adverb Synonyms: unnerve, enervate, unman, emasculate mean to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for… …

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  • 3potency — Synonyms and related words: amperage, armipotence, ascendancy, authoritativeness, authority, beef, birr, black power, brute force, capability, carnality, charge, charisma, charm, clout, cogence, cogency, coldness, compulsion, consequence, control …

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  • 4virility — Synonyms and related words: adulthood, adultness, age of consent, amperage, armipotence, authority, beef, black power, brute force, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, dint, drive, driving age, duress, effect, effectiveness,… …

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  • 5virility — n 1. masculinity, maleness, manfulness, manliness, manhood; machismo, sexiness, animal magnetism; potency, manly vigor, virileness. 2. vigor, lustiness, hardiness, vitality, robustness, power, force, thews, might, main; strength, powerfulness,… …

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  • 6unman — transitive verb Date: circa 1600 1. to deprive of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit 2. castrate, emasculate Synonyms: see unnerve …

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  • 7virility — noun Date: 1586 the quality or state of being virile: a. manhood 3 b. manly vigor ; masculinity …

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  • 8virility — n. 1. Manhood, maturity. 2. Masculinity, masculineness, male energy. 3. Manliness, manly vigor, masculine force …

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  • 9male — 1. adjective it s his male jealousy, which is nearly always unfounded Syn: masculine, virile, manly, macho; red blooded Ant: female 2. noun two males walked past See man 1. 1) •• male, manful, manly, mannish, masculine, virile We speak …

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  • 10male- — a combining form meaning evil, occurring in loanwords from Latin: malediction. Cf. mal . [ L; see MAL ] * * * male «mayl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a man or boy; male human being. Males belong to the sex that, when mature, produce sperm. 2. any… …

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