MAIDENLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

maidenly

adjective

Definition of maidenly

as in virginal

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Recent Examples of maidenly Virgo Virgo is symbolized by the maidenly virgin, which often leads to the misconception that Virgos are prudish and innocent. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 25 Oct. 2017

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Adjective

Kris and Billy watch that one together in an intimate sleepover, sinking into the murky texture of a scene in which the virginal actor allowed a jerk to take off her clothes.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Sam neglects the standards of his profession to protect women who Cady could hurt, especially someone like Sam’s virginal teen daughter, Dani.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of virginal

Adjective

The label saw her girlish soprano and bubbly personality as perfect for the pop charts, but Parton longed to be a country star.

— Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Fashion influencers will film themselves mid-bite to spread the social media gospel of the girlish treat.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of girlish

Adjective

Newcastle could not advance with either deal and, although injecting a veteran into a youthful squad would have been beneficial, both would also have been short-to-medium-term solutions.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Hansen’s sentence was first reduced to 25 years to life, and the state later created a pathway to earlier parole for many youthful offenders serving life sentences.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of youthful

Adjective

At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
From bustling city centres to local classrooms, thousands of young people will have the chance to take part.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of young

Adjective

When Bane is unmasked in front of his employer, Rupert Thorne (this incarnation of Bane doesn’t even have the drive to tackle Batman until someone pays him for it), what’s revealed underneath is a dopey, boyish goon.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
In just a few years, Burke had transformed from a boyish, homeschooled gamer into a streaming-era idol.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of boyish

Adjective

Modern Love used a photo of David Bowie in a long dress as his profile picture, and so the ingenuous, myopic Floyd expects a woman.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Ross, meanwhile, exudes suspiciously ingenuous charisma as the heavily accented voice coming out of Meek’s Speak & Spell.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026

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