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virginal |
Grep of noun virginal virginal virginal membrane Overview of noun virginal The noun virginal has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. virginal, pair of virginals -- (a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries) Overview of adj virginal The adj virginal has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. virginal -- (characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses") 2. virginal -- (untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith) 3. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous -- (in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal") Antonyms of adj virginal 2 of 3 senses of virginal Sense 2 virginal INDIRECT (VIA pure) -> impure Sense 3 pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous INDIRECT (VIA chaste) -> unchaste Similarity of adj virginal 3 senses of virginal Sense 1 virginal Pertains to noun virginity (Sense 1) =>virginity => condition, status Sense 2 virginal => pure (vs. impure) Sense 3 pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous => chaste (vs. unchaste) Attributes of adj virginal Familiarity of adj virginal virginal used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj virginal virginal Overview of noun virginal The noun virginal has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. virginal, pair of virginals -- (a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries) Overview of adj virginal The adj virginal has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. virginal -- (characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses") 2. virginal -- (untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith) 3. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous -- (in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal")
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