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inviolate

inviolate

1 9.9
A woman who has not had sex
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈvaɪəlɪt/
  • NSFW
: virgen
  • According to tradition, a bride must remain inviolate until her wedding night.

Examples

  • Luke crept to bed alone with the dishrag under his pillow, for that is a powerful charm to keep the marriage bed inviolate.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The rape is made more shocking by the soldier's transgression against a conventionally inviolate female.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Naked, her face was inviolate.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The ancient texts were considered inviolate and were treated with great respect.

  • In her community, the concept of being inviolate was highly valued, especially for young women.

Synonyms

virgin
vsinviolate
  • NSFW
94 5.5

Not having had sex

emphasizes hymen unbroken and is more medical and dated
virginal
vsinviolate
  • Literature
2 7.8

Pure and untouched, not changed or used

focuses on physical hymen condition, not broad innocence or freshness
intact
vsinviolate
  • NSFW
2 8.6

A woman who has not had sex

is a dated medical sense focused on hymen status rather than broader meaning
vestal
vsinviolate
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Relating to being sexually pure

refers specifically to hymen intactness in a medical or dated sense
unviolated
vsinviolate
1 6.5

Remains unharmed and in its original state

is specifically about hymen unbroken, not general physical harm

Surface Forms

inviolate positive

Morphology

inviolate = violate (semi-transparent) = in + violate

Formally 'not violated' is clear, but the specific sexual/medical sense ('hymen unbroken') is a specialized, somewhat dated usage that may not be predictable to all learners.

Etymology

Inviolate comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and violare 'to break', so it literally means 'not broken'. For that reason, older texts sometimes used inviolate to describe a woman whose hymen was 'unbroken' before marriage.