Virginal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries

characteristic of a virgin or virginity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɜːdʒɪnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɜːdʒɪnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɜːdʒɪnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɜːdʒɪnəl/.

Examples

virginal white dresses
nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage
pure and vestal modesty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

virgin vestal virtuous pair of virginals pure

Parts of Speech

noun	a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
adjective	characteristic of a virgin or virginity “virginal white dresses”
adjective	untouched or undefiled; - L.P.Smith “nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage”
adjective	in a state of sexual virginity “pure and vestal modesty”

Word Forms

virgin	noun	a person who has never had sex
pureness	noun	the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
purity	noun	a woman's virtue or chastity
vestal	noun	a chaste woman
virginity	noun	the condition or quality of being a virgin
virtue	noun	morality with respect to sexual relations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

jungfräulich

ein beinloses rechteckiges Cembalo; im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert (meist von Frauen) gespielt

🇮🇹Italian

verginale

un clavicembalo rettangolare senza gambe; interpretato (di solito da donne) nei secoli XVI e XVII

🇳🇱Dutch

maagdelijk

een pootloos rechthoekig klavecimbel; gespeeld (meestal door vrouwen) in de 16e en 17e eeuw

🇷🇺Russian

девственный

безногий прямоугольный клавесин; играли (обычно женщины) в 16-17 веках

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अक्षत

एक पैर रहित आयताकार हार्पसीकोर्ड; 16वीं और 17वीं शताब्दी में खेला जाता था (आमतौर पर महिलाओं द्वारा)।

🇧🇩Bengali

কুমারী

একটি পাবিহীন আয়তক্ষেত্রাকার হার্পসিকর্ড; 16 এবং 17 শতকে খেলা (সাধারণত মহিলাদের দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

கன்னி

ஒரு கால் இல்லாத செவ்வக ஹார்ப்சிகார்ட்; 16 மற்றும் 17 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டுகளில் (பொதுவாக பெண்களால்) விளையாடப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్జినల్

కాలులేని దీర్ఘచతురస్రాకార హార్ప్సికార్డ్; 16వ మరియు 17వ శతాబ్దాలలో (సాధారణంగా మహిళలు) ఆడేవారు

🇮🇳Marathi

व्हर्जिनल

पाय नसलेला आयताकृती वीण; 16व्या आणि 17व्या शतकात (सामान्यतः महिलांद्वारे) खेळले गेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુંવારી

પગ વગરનું લંબચોરસ હાર્પીસીકોર્ડ; 16મી અને 17મી સદીમાં (સામાન્ય રીતે મહિલાઓ દ્વારા) રમાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕನ್ಯೆಯ

ಕಾಲಿಲ್ಲದ ಆಯತಾಕಾರದ ಹಾರ್ಪ್ಸಿಕಾರ್ಡ್; 16 ಮತ್ತು 17 ನೇ ಶತಮಾನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಂದ) ಆಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കന്യക

കാലുകളില്ലാത്ത ചതുരാകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഹാർപ്‌സികോർഡ്; 16, 17 നൂറ്റാണ്ടുകളിൽ (സാധാരണയായി സ്ത്രീകൾ) കളിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਆਰੀ

ਇੱਕ legless ਆਇਤਾਕਾਰ ਹਾਰਪਸੀਕੋਰਡ; 16ਵੀਂ ਅਤੇ 17ਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ ਵਿੱਚ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ) ਖੇਡਿਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنواری

ایک ٹانگوں کے بغیر مستطیل ہارپسیکورڈ؛ 16 ویں اور 17 ویں صدی میں (عام طور پر خواتین کے ذریعہ) کھیلا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

维金纳尔

无腿长方形羽管键琴； 16 世纪和 17 世纪（通常由女性演奏）

🇯🇵Japanese

処女

足のない長方形のチェンバロ。 16世紀から17世紀に（通常は女性によって）演奏された

🇰🇷Korean

처녀의

다리가 없는 직사각형 하프시코드; 16세기와 17세기에 (대개 여성이) 연주함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trinh nữ

một cây đàn harpsichord hình chữ nhật không có chân; chơi (thường là do phụ nữ) chơi vào thế kỷ 16 và 17

🇹🇭Thai

บริสุทธิ์

ฮาร์ปซิคอร์ดสี่เหลี่ยมไม่มีขา เล่น (โดยปกติจะเป็นผู้หญิง) ในศตวรรษที่ 16 และ 17

🇮🇩Indonesian

suci

harpsichord persegi panjang tanpa kaki; dimainkan (biasanya oleh wanita) pada abad ke-16 dan ke-17

🇲🇾Malay

anak dara

harpsichord segi empat tepat tanpa kaki; dimainkan (biasanya oleh wanita) pada abad ke-16 dan ke-17

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عذري

قيثارة مستطيلة بلا أرجل. لعبت (عادة من قبل النساء) في القرنين السادس عشر والسابع عشر

🇮🇷Persian

باکره

هارپسیکورد مستطیلی بدون پا؛ در قرن 16 و 17 (معمولاً توسط زنان) بازی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bakire

bacaksız dikdörtgen bir klavsen; 16. ve 17. yüzyıllarda (genellikle kadınlar tarafından) oynanır

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּתוּלִי

צ'מבלו מלבני חסר רגליים; שיחק (בדרך כלל על ידי נשים) במאות ה-16 וה-17

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