VIRGINITY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

virginity

noun

Definition of virginity

as in virtue

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Recent Examples of virginity And Olympic-sponsor hierarchy was guarded like vestal virginity. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2026 But the truly dangerous frontier is the American high school, where girls are willing to play dumb and give up their secrets, friends, privacy and virginity to fit in and find love. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026 As previously announced, Burr plays a gruff American record-store owner who convinces a ragtag gang of teenage misfits that their best, and possibly only, chance to lose their virginity before graduating high school is at a massive open-air mass for the visiting Pope. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Her first book, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, follows a chronically anxious 29-year-old on a quest to lose her virginity before her 30th birthday — and pairs perfectly with the Hibiscus Lemonade flavor. — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for virginity

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Noun

Here is what that looks like in mine, offered as practice rather than virtue.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
There are of course also individuals who are just narcissistic, selfish and virtue-signaling under the guise of concern, sources said.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of virtue

Noun

Eco-friendly process Once activated, the unsorted plastic soup degrades beautifully inside a single reactor, pumping out hydrogen gas with a purity level exceeding 90 percent.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
There’s something there with this young guy, who’s concerned about purity that remains true now, which is that people think things are phony.

— Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of purity

Noun

The brothers have repeatedly pleaded their innocence in the litany of charges against them.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
The jury’s guilt-innocence verdict appears to be an assessment that Royal intentionally or knowingly caused Watkins’ death, but not during a robbery.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

Definition of innocence

Noun

The Fort Worth City Council approved a $125 million incentive package for the project in June 2025, followed by an October 2025 vote to rename the street in front of the development in its honor.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
So Brewer put his head down and against all odds, fashioned himself into one of the best centers in the league, earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2025.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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