VIRGINITY

virginity

(noun) the condition or quality of being a virgin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

virginity (countable and uncountable, plural virginities)

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

Synonyms: maidenhood, maidenhead, maidhood (female), V card (euphemistic, general), cherry (informal)

Source: Wiktionary


Vir*gin"i*ty, n. Etym: [OE. virgintee, F. virginité, L. virginitas.]

1. The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity or chastity; maidenhood.

2. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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