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VIRGINAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
Synonyms:
pair of virginals; virginal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("virginal" is a kind of...):
cembalo; harpsichord (a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a state of sexual virginity
Example:
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal
Synonyms:
pure; vestal; virgin; virginal; virtuous
Classified under:
Similar:
chaste (morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse))
Derivation:
virgin (a person who has never had sex)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Untouched or undefiled
Example:
nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage
Classified under:
Similar:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Characteristic of a virgin or virginity
Example:
virginal white dresses
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
virginity (the condition or quality of being a virgin)
Derivation:
virgin (a person who has never had sex)
