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virginal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/
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Etymology

From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.

Meanings

  1. Being or resembling a virgin.
  2. Uncontaminated or pure.
  3. Parthenogenic.

Forms

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more virginal Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most virginal Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

desecrated · unvirginal · debauched · violated · defiled · fallen · deflowered

Deriveds

virginal membrane · nonvirginal · virginalist · virginally · unvirginal

Hypernyms

temperate

Relateds

untouched · pubescent · pure · pristine · callow · innocent

Synonyms

unfucked · undeflowered · virgin · virginal · unsullied · vestal · chaste · cherry

Translations (19)

sq i virgjër (being or resembling virgin) · bg де́вствен (being or resembling virgin) · eo virga (being or resembling virgin) · fi neitseellinen (being or resembling virgin) · az məsum (being or resembling virgin) · fr virginal (being or resembling virgin) · gl virxinal (being or resembling virgin) · ka ქალწულისებური (being or resembling virgin) · de jungfräulich (being or resembling virgin) · es virgíneo (being or resembling virgin) · es virginal (being or resembling virgin) · da jomfruelig (being or resembling virgin) · ga maighdeanúil (being or resembling virgin) · nb jomfruelig (being or resembling virgin) · cmn 處女的 /处女的 (being or resembling virgin) · ru де́вственный (being or resembling virgin) · ka ქალწული (being or resembling virgin) · ga ógh (being or resembling virgin) · az bakir (being or resembling virgin)

virginal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/
  • audio

Etymology

From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.

Meanings

  1. A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
    • His uncle, a Cardinal, engages a Spanish youth of Moorish descent called Diego, an expert singer and player on the virginal, to unlock the secrets of the heart, and to cleanse his bosom of the perilous stuff, and cure him by the spell of his music. 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 16, in Friday's Business:

Forms

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virginals Number=Plur lexicographic
virginal Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

pair of virginals

Translations (8)

pt virginal (musical instrument) · de Virginal (musical instrument) · ca virginal (musical instrument) · fi virginaali (musical instrument) · fr virginal (musical instrument) · nl virginaal (musical instrument) · cmn 維吉那琴 /维吉那琴 (musical instrument) · cmn 古鍵琴 /古键琴 (musical instrument)