Definition of virginal
—
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Examples of virginal in a Sentence
The land is still in its virginal state.
one of the state's few remaining tracts of virginal prairie
Recent Examples of virginal from the Web
-
By her side was Ryan Phillippe’s Sebastian Valmont, who — responding to a bet from Kathryn — sets out to deflower the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon) before the start of term.
-
By her side was Ryan Phillippe’s Sebastian Valmont, who — responding to a bet from Kathryn — sets out to deflower the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon) before the start of term.
-
By her side was Ryan Phillippe’s Sebastian Valmont, who — responding to a bet from Kathryn — sets out to deflower the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon) before the start of term.
-
By her side was Ryan Phillippe’s Sebastian Valmont, who — responding to a bet from Kathryn — sets out to deflower the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon) before the start of term.
-
By her side was Ryan Phillippe’s Sebastian Valmont, who — responding to a bet from Kathryn — sets out to deflower the new headmaster’s virginal daughter Annette (Reese Witherspoon) before the start of term.
-
On the Faroe Islands, virginal women once had to throw a stone, a bone, and a clump of dirt at a crow for some reason.
-
From the very first scene I was hypnotized by the unusual Earthy brown base with golden highlights, and the ultra-long, virginal waves.
-
Much of the excitement came from a superb performance by the luminous Italian soprano Rosa Feola, making her Lyric debut as Gilda, the virginal daughter of the title character, a bitterly angry jester in the court of the libertine Duke of Mantua.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'virginal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of virginal
15th century
virginal Synonyms
Antonyms
coarse, dirty, filthy, immodest, impure, indecent, obscene, smutty, unchaste, unclean, vulgar;
Near Antonyms
blemished, defiled, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished;
Related Words
lily-white, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished;
Origin and Etymology of virginal
probably from Latin virginalis of a virgin, from virgin-, virgo
VIRGINAL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of virginal for English Language Learners
-
: having a young, pure, and innocent quality
-
: not changed from a natural or original condition
Medical Dictionary
Learn More about virginal
-
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for virginal Spanish Central: Translation of virginal Britannica English: Translation of virginal for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about virginal
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up virginal? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
