virginity

noun

vir·gin·i·ty | \(ˌ)vər-ˈji-nə-tē

plural virginities

Definition of virginity

1 : the quality or state of being virgin especially : maidenhood

2 : the unmarried life : celibacy

Examples of virginity in a Sentence

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But McCarthy is after more than sizzle in her detailed scenes of women losing their virginity or getting fitted for contraceptive devices. — Megan Abbott, WSJ, "Five Best: Megan Abbott on Novels About Female Friendship," 9 Aug. 2018 Films Sleeping with Other People: In this rom-com, Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis play two people who, after losing their virginities to each other in college, reconnect and attempt to be friends without benefits. — Jaya Saxena, GQ, "Consent and Treating People Decently 101: A Pop Culture Syllabus," 31 May 2018 In Blockers, that concept is taken to a logical (and, on paper, frightening-sounding) extreme: These three parents discover that their daughters are plotting to lose their virginities on prom night, and resolve to stop them. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Blockers Is an R-Rated Prom-Night Comedy With Heart," 6 Apr. 2018 In Blockers, Cena plays a dad named Mitchell who teams up with other parents to stop their high schoolers from losing their virginities on prom night. — Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, "John Cena Says Playing a Parent 'Certainly Changed' His Perspective on Being a Dad," 5 Apr. 2018 Jaime even planned to lose her virginity at prom, which was foiled when her date got sick from drinking too much coffee. — Marie Lodi, The Cut, "I Think About This a Lot: Ally Hilfiger’s Burrito Breakdown on Rich Girls," 18 June 2018 Image The Virgin Mary, and physical virginity, are largely absent from Sotelo’s debut. — Daisy Fried, New York Times, "Sex, Death, Suffering and Surrealism, in New Books of Poetry," 6 July 2018 Evangelist Jerry Falwell, in particular, was not amused when Flynt published a satirical interview suggesting the preacher lost his virginity to his mother. — Cincinnati Enquirer, "Read more from this Project," 13 July 2018 Colton Underwood is opening up about the difficult decision to discuss his virginity on national television. — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, "The Bachelorette's Colton Underwood on His Virginity: 'I Considered It a Gift and a Curse'," 10 July 2018

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