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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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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.
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.
Definition of virginal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
1. 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. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'virginal' American English: vɜrdʒɪnəl British English: vɜːʳdʒɪnəl. More. Synonyms of 'virginal'
Define virginal. virginal synonyms, virginal pronunciation, virginal translation, English dictionary definition of virginal. adj. 1. Relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin. 2. Untouched or unsullied; fresh: virginal morning snow. 3. Inexperienced: "This publisher on...
Virginal definition: of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin. See examples of VIRGINAL used in a sentence.
1. : having a young, pure, and innocent quality. a virginal young girl. virginal innocence. 2. : not changed from a natural or original condition. The land is still in its virginal state.
The earliest known use of the noun virginal is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for virginal is from 1530, in the writing of John Palsgrave, teacher and scholar of languages. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
