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Machismo vs Virility - What's the difference?

machismo | virility |

As nouns the difference between machismo and virility

is that machismo is exaggerated masculinity while virility is the state of being virile.

machismo

English

Noun

(-)
  • exaggerated masculinity
  • * Germaine Greer:
    • The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.

    Synonyms

    * machoism

    Coordinate terms

    * femismo (rare)

    Related terms

    * macho * machoism

    See also

    * braggadocio * marianismo * testeria ----

    virility

    English

    (wikipedia virility)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being virile
  • Manly character
  • The ability to procreate

    • Synonyms

    * masculinity

    Antonyms

    * femininity

    Related terms

    * virile