Virginity Meaning
/və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state or characteristic of being a virgin.
Sentence Examples
So? Feeling refreshed, the morning after graduating from virginity?
Girls are losing their virginity earlier and earlier.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to preserve her ____ until she got married to the right person.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In many cultures, ____ is often associated with purity and it is highly valued by several traditional and social groups today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English virginite, from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas. Equivalent to virgin + -ity. Displaced native Old English mæġeþhād (compare modern English maidhood), originally meaning “girlhood.”
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She had a lot of dark hair pinned untidily back from a small well-formed brow, and her tilted nose and large embarrassed eyes had survived intact from the mistrusts and agitations of a schoolgirl, which maturity had striven to defeat by lengthening her chin and tightening her lips, while giving her skin the faintly furred matt surface of pickled virginity."
— 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 128:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to preserve her ____ until she got married to the right person.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In many cultures, ____ is often associated with purity and it is highly valued by several traditional and social groups today.