virginal
Noun
- An early keyboard instrument similar to a small harpsichord.
- a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
- A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
Adjective
- characteristic of a virgin or virginity
- "virginal white dresses"
Adjective Satellite
- untouched or undefiled; - L.P.Smith
- "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"
- in a state of sexual virginity
- "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
Adj
- Being or resembling a virgin.
- Uncontaminated or pure.
- Parthenogenic.
Examples
- The word VIRGINAL stretched elegantly across the board, playing a beautiful tune for the points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.
Synonyms
pair of virginals, pure, vestal, virgin, virtuous, chaste, cherry, undeflowered, unfucked, unsullied, virginal
Antonyms
debauched, defiled, deflowered, desecrated, fallen, unvirginal, violated
Scrabble Score: 12
virginal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvirginal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
virginal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary