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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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 Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz and John Cena star as parents who try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night. — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, "Week in entertainment: Seinfeld returns to Netflix, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' out in theaters," 30 June 2018 And then there's the grueling one minute and 50 seconds where the audience watches Bill take Jenny's virginity. — refinery29.com, "How Do You Direct A Child In A Movie About Sexual Abuse?," 24 May 2018 Joel Madden The Good Charlotte member dated Lizzie McGuire, aka Hilary Duff, and apparently took her virginity. — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, "15 Celebs You Didn’t Know Dated Disney Channel Stars," 26 Jan. 2018 An innocent meeting with a male classmate occasions a march to the gynecologist to affirm her virginity, and Melody’s fractured family is pronounced too shameful to be associated with. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Ava,’ a Tehran Teenager Fights Oppression," 26 Apr. 2018

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