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Meaning of 'virginal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Virginal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.
2 . Virginal [ n.]
- An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a pair of virginals.
3 . Virginal [ v. i.]
- To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat.

Meaning of 'virginal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . virginal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- characteristic of a virgin or virginity
Example in sentence:
  • virginal white dresses
2 . virginal [ s]
Meaning (2):
- in a state of sexual virginity
Example in sentence:
  • a spinster or virgin lady;
  • men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal;
  • pure and vestal modesty
Meaning (3):
- untouched or undefiled
Example in sentence:
  • nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage

Nearby Words:

viraginian viraginity virago viragoes vire virelay virent vireo virescence virescent

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