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

The female figures of the Three Graces represent the literal gift of a woman giving her virginal body to a man as property bestowed upon a new owner.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of virginal

Adjective

At least three individuals have suffered injuries and have needed to be rescued this summer at Ocean Beach’s Sunset Cliffs, leading police to ramp up enforcement as locals debate the merits of safety versus a need for youthful rites of passage.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The collections feature recycled and organic fabrics and dyes, while the mood is wholesome, romantic and youthful.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of youthful

Adjective

Mackie was a Southern California native and embraced the idea of Hollywood movie glamour as a young child, inspired by Technicolor musicals.

— MARK KENNEDY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
How will another audience respond when A is an older woman, a younger woman, of a different race, a trans woman?

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of young

Adjective

The Murphys went to the South of France off-season, both a terribly ingenuous choice and a shrewdly worldly one that everyone copied.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Ella Stiller is their ingenuous aide-de-camp, Busy Philipps a flamboyant investor and Renée Elise Goldsberry as an opposing counsel who has history with Colter.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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maiden name

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