viridness (viridnes)

Greenne ; viridity. virile (vir'il or vi'ril), a. [ Little Rawdon belonging to the was grown almost too big for black velvet now, and was of a size and age befitting him for the a umption of the virile jacket and pantaloons. Thackeray , Vanity Fair, xliv. 2. Masculine; not feminine or puerile; hence, masterful; strong; forceful. Nor was his fabrique raised by soft and limber stud, but sturdy and virile. H. L'Estrange, Reign of K. Charles (ed. 1655), p. 92. Only the virile and heroic can fully satisfy her own nature, and master it for good or evil. Stedman, Vict. Poets, p. 407. The men [of Greece) were e entially virile , yet not rude; the women as e entially feminine, yet not weak. Fortnightly Rev. , N. S., XLI. 714. Virile member ( membrum virile ), the penis. =Syn, Man ly, etc. See masculine.