virginal

Examples

• All

• Mandy wore virginal white, a sleeveless mandarin-collared dress with a midthigh skirt that clung lovingly to her curves.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Rose looks virginal in the modest dress.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Rose looks innocent, virginal as she sings.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The bride wore the traditional virginal white, as did Mellish.

  Bananas (1971)

• - Perfect, sweet, proper, nerdy, and virginal.

  Crossroads (2002)

• Virginal girl, pure and sweet... trapped in the body of a swan.

  Black Swan (2010)

• Forests, however classified, are portrayed as virginal and primeval.

  Academic text (2001)

• Viewed archetypally, the pure, virginal little girl is perfect fare for the sophisticated hero.

  Academic text (1992)

• But Elizabeth Stone looked demurely alluring in that slender, virginal way some women have, and besides, she had more power than he did.

  Fiction book (1990)

• In the fairy tale, the virginal princess lived in a hidden castle, untouched by the outside world.

Synonyms

P

pure

vsvirginal

212 1.4

Morally good and not involved in sexual activity

focuses on untouched freshness and innocence rather than moral goodness

V

virgin

vsvirginal

• Specialized

21 5.0

New material that has not been used before

applies to people or qualities of innocence rather than material newness

U

untamed

vsvirginal

15 3.8

In a natural state that people do not tame, like wild animals or places

means pure untouched innocence rather than wildness or lack of control

U

unspoiled

vsvirginal

11 3.9

Not damaged or rotten and still in a fresh, natural state

leans more toward personal innocence and freshness than mere original state

V

virtuous

vsvirginal

• Archaic

7 9.6

Not having sex, especially before marriage

signifies simple freshness and innocence, not specifically sexual chastity

U

unsullied

vsvirginal

5 7.0

Completely clean and not spoiled or stained

is about being fresh and innocent rather than only unmarked

U

undefiled

vsvirginal

1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

stresses fresh innocence rather than resistance to corruption

V

vestal

vsvirginal

• Archaic

1 9.9

Relating to being sexually pure

conveys plain fresh innocence rather than literary sexual purity

I

incorrupted

vsvirginal

• Literature

9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

highlights fresh innocence and untouched state rather than moral focus

Antonyms

C

corrupted

5.1

Dishonest and morally ruined because of wrong actions

T

tainted

4.5

Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful

Compounds

V

virginal membrane

• Archaic

9.5

A thin fold of skin that partly covers the entrance to the vagina and is present at birth

How Pure

virginal

• Literature

3 7.8

unsullied

5 7.0

pristine

63 5.1

pure

212 1.4

innocent

∞ 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology