virginity
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virginity
- /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/
Rhymes with -ɪnɪti
Where it comes from
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.”
noun virginities
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The state or characteristic of being a virgin.
to lose one's virginity
Similar: maidenhood, maidenhead, maidhood, V card, cherry
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pucelage, chastity, purity, eternity, forever, cherry, innocence, maidenhood, intactness, celibacy, unsulliedness, inviolateness, immaculateness, freshness, virtue, modesty
Translations
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noun state or characteristic of being a virgin
| Español | virginidad, doncellez |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 処女 shojo, 処女性 shojosei, 童貞 dōtei |
| 中文 | 處女性 /处女性 chùnǚxìng, 童貞 /童贞 tóngzhēn |
| Kiswahili | ubikira |
| Português | virgindade |
| Français | virginité |
| Deutsch | Jungfräulichkeit, Virginität, Unschuld |
| Italiano | verginità, pulcellaggio |
| Ελληνικά | παρθενία parthenía |
| Română | virginitate, feciorie |
| Русский | де́вственность dévstvennostʹ, неви́нность nevínnostʹ, непоро́чность neporóčnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trinh tiết |
| العربية | بَكَارَة bakāra, بَتُولِيَّة batūliyya |
| עברית | בְּתוּלִים b'tulím |
Talk about this word "virginity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/virginity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. virginity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/virginity "virginity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/virginity.Cite this
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title = {virginity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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