VIRGINITY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

virginity

noun

Definition of virginity

as in virtue

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Recent Examples of virginity Youth media had a specific fixation on virginity and chastity just then. — Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 6 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for virginity

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Noun

Deliberation remains one of higher education's greatest virtues.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
But if this move was taken in good faith — lower your eyebrows, please — then what was the virtue in keeping it secret?

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of virtue

Noun

If the conservative base continues to demand ideological purity, pushing polarizing firebrands into a general election, the result will always be an immediate, lopsided blowout.

— Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
The red, white and blue represent bravery, purity and loyalty, respectively.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of purity

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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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