Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

virilism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vir-il-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition resulting from virilization in a female.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From virile + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: virile

Usage

Inflected Forms

virilisms (plural)

Questions

What does virilism mean?: The condition resulting from virilization in a female.
Where does virilism come from?: From virile + -ism.

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