Clarence Clemons

It's love. It's two men - two strong, very virile men - finding that space in life where they can let go enough of their masculinity to feel the passion of love and respect and trust. Friendships are based on those things, and you seal it with a kiss.

American Musician

Franklin Foer

Trump considers himself such a virile example of masculinity that he's qualified to serve as the ultimate arbiter of femininity. He relishes judging women on the basis of their looks, which he seems to believe amounts to the sum of their character.

American Writer

Charles E. Wilson

Furthermore, the spirit of enterprise which had its first intellectual development in England has especially flourished here as well as throughout all of Canada, while the same spirit has become less virile in the land of its origin.

American Businessman

Alfred Jarry

The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.

French Writer

Lea Seydoux

It's a misogynistic world. It's because of what we ask of actresses. We ask them to be sensitive, fragile, desirable. And men? We ask them to be strong and virile.

French Actress

Hedy Lamarr

Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him.

Austrian Actress

Susan Sontag

What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.

American Author

Lata Mangeshkar

I really liked Kishore Kumar. He had a virile man's voice, and he was truly versatile.

Indian Musician

Miroslav Klose

This is a virile sport in which physical contact is allowed.

German Athlete

G. Gordon Liddy

American Lawyer

Primarily refers to male attributes but can describe actions or attitudes ascribed to men.

Gender Specificity

While often physical, 'virile' can describe emotional or mental strength too.

Not Merely Physical

'Virile' implies maturity, used for someone who has reached full manly development.

Adulthood Implication

Culturally, 'virile' is often linked with the traditional image of male attractiveness.

Societal Perspective

Used cautiously due to personal and private nature; may not be suitable in all contexts.

Sensitive Usage

Without clear context, 'virile' can be misunderstood as referring to general vitality.

Potential Ambiguity

Can be metaphorically used to describe non-human entities like economies or ideas.

Abstract Applications

Evokes a sense of admiration or aspiration, implying commendable energy or drive.

Emotional Connotation

 virile assistant who was determined to sort of step in front of the model and get to know her didn't get out of control so I had more challenges with him than actually photographing her so so far you the punishment also by the

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 So what you wish for is a virile set of these immune assassins at all times, and tragically, that's what you don't have if you're not sleeping enough. So here in this experiment,

Sleep is your superpower...

 by contrast the hens are ready to mate much sooner and tend to outnumber the male's display perches are used year after year but only the most virile

Virile

Gender Specificity

Not Merely Physical

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