2. Freshness; soundness. [Obs.] Evelyn.
VIRIDNESS
Vir"id*ness, n.
Defn: Viridity; greenness.
VIRILE Vi"rile, a. Etym: [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See Werewolf, World, and cf. Decemvir, Virago, Virtue.]
Defn: Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; — opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs.
VIRILITY
Vi*ril"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. virilitas: cf. F. virilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion. "Virility of visage." Holland.
VIRIPOTENT
Vi*rip"o*tent, a. Etym: [L. vir man + potens fit for.]
Defn: Developed in manhood; hence, able to beget; marriageable.
[Obs.]
Being not of ripe years, not viripotent. Holinshed.
VIRMILION
Vir*mil"ion, n.