virginal
Meanings
Noun
- a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
- A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
Adjective
- characteristic of a virgin or virginity
- "virginal white dresses"
Adjective Satellite
- untouched or undefiled; - L.P.Smith
- "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"
- in a state of sexual virginity
- "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
Adj
- Being or resembling a virgin.
- Uncontaminated or pure.
- Parthenogenic.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.
Synonyms
chaste, cherry, pair of virginals, pure, undeflowered, unfucked, unsullied, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous
Antonyms
debauched, defiled, deflowered, desecrated, fallen, unvirginal, violated
Scrabble Score: 12
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