virginal

/ˈvʌrdʒənl/
/ˈvʌdʒɪnəl/
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Other forms: virginals; virginally

Definitions of virginal
  1. noun
    a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
    synonyms: pair of virginals
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    type of:
    cembalo, harpsichord
    a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
  2. adjective
    characteristic of a virgin or virginity
    “virginal white dresses”
  3. adjective
    in a state of sexual virginity
    synonyms: pure, vestal, virgin, virtuous
    chaste
    morally pure
  4. adjective
    untouched or undefiled
    “"nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith”
    synonyms:
    pure
    free of extraneous elements of any kind
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