virginal
adjective
[ ˈvəːdʒɪn(ə)l ]
• being, relating to, or appropriate for a virgin.
• "virginal shyness"
Similar:
chaste,
virgin,
celibate,
abstinent,
self-restrained,
self-denying,
unmarried,
unwed,
maiden,
maidenly,
pure,
pure as the driven snow,
virtuous,
uncorrupted,
incorrupt,
undefiled,
unblemished,
unsullied,
innocent,
sinless,
moral,
decent,
demure,
vestal,
virginal
noun
• an early spinet with the strings parallel to the keyboard, typically rectangular, and popular in 16th and 17th century houses.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin virginalis, from virgo ‘young woman’. The musical instrument is perhaps so called because it was usually played by young women.
