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- Dictionaryvirginal/ˈvəːdʒɪnl/
adjective
- 1. being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin: "virginal shyness"
noun
- 1. an early spinet with the strings parallel to the keyboard, typically rectangular, and popular in 16th and 17th century houses.
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VIRGINAL definition: 1. never having had sex: 2. by, of, or relating to a virgin (= someone who has never had sex) or…. Learn more.
1. adjective. If you describe someone as virginal, you mean that they look young and innocent, as if they have had no experience of sex. Somehow she'd always been a child in his mind, pure and virginal. It is traditional for the bride to wear virginal white. Synonyms: chaste, pure, maidenly, virgin More Synonyms of virginal. 2. adjective.
The meaning of VIRGINAL is of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity; especially : pure, chaste. How to use virginal in a sentence.
Definition of virginal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Virginal definition: of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin. See examples of VIRGINAL used in a sentence.
noun. a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries. synonyms: pair of virginals. see more. adjective. characteristic of a virgin or virginity. “ virginal white dresses”. adjective. in a state of sexual virginity.
1. of, relating to, characterized by, proper to, or maintaining a state of virginity; chaste. 2. extremely pure or fresh; untouched; undefiled. [C15: from Latin virginālis maidenly, from virgō virgin] ˈvirginally adv. virginal. (ˈvɜːdʒɪnəl) n.
virginal meaning, definition, what is virginal: like a virgin: Learn more.
The earliest known use of the adjective virginal is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for virginal is from around 1425, in the writing of Thomas Hoccleve, poet and clerk. virginal is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.
If you describe someone as virginal, you mean that they look young and innocent, as if they have had no experience of sex. 2. Something that is virginal looks new and clean, as if it has not been used or spoiled.
