virginal

vir·gin·al ¹

V0113100 (vûr′jə-nəl)adj.1. Relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin.2. Untouched or unsullied; fresh: virginal morning snow.3. Inexperienced: "This publisher on the phone ... knows you're virginal in matters contractual" (Richard Curtis).4. Zoology Virgin.

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vir′gin·al·ly adv.

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vir·gin·al ²

V0113100 (vûr′jə-nəl)n. often virginals A small, legless rectangular harpsichord popular in the 1500s and 1600s. Also called pair of virginals.

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[From virgin (perhaps from its being associated with female performers).]

virginal

(ˈvɜːdʒɪnəl) adj1. of, relating to, characterized by, proper to, or maintaining a state of virginity; chaste2. extremely pure or fresh; untouched; undefiled[C15: from Latin virginālis maidenly, from virgō virgin] ˈvirginally adv

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virginal

(ˈvɜːdʒɪnəl) n (Instruments) (often plural) a smaller version of the harpsichord, but oblong in shape, having one manual and no pedals[C16: probably from Latin virginālis virginal¹, perhaps because it was played largely by young ladies] ˈvirginalist n

vir•gin•al¹

(ˈvɜr dʒə nl)

adj. 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin. 2. continuing in a state of virginity. 3. pure; unsullied. 4. Zool. not fertilized. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin] vir′gin•al•ly, adv.

vir•gin•al²

(ˈvɜr dʒə nl)

n. Often, virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. [1520–30; appar. identical with virginal¹] vir′gin•al•ist, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	virginal - a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuriespair of virginalscembalo, harpsichord - a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
Adj.	1.	virginal - characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses"
	2.	virginal - untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smithpure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
	3.	virginal - in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"vestal, virgin, virtuous, purechaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

virginal

adjective1. chaste, pure, maidenly, virgin, immaculate, celibate, uncorrupted, undefiled She had always been a child in his mind, pure and virginal.2. immaculate, fresh, pristine, white, pure, untouched, snowy, undisturbed, spotless linen tablecloths of virginal white

virginal

adjective1. Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct:chaste, decent, modest, nice, pure, virgin, virtuous.2. Free from evil and corruption:angelic, angelical, clean, innocent, lily-white, pure, sinless, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted.Idiom: pure as the driven snow.

Translations

处女的处女般的

virgin

(ˈvəːdʒin) noun a person, especially a woman, who has had no sexual intercourse. She was still a virgin when she married. 處女 处女ˈvirginal adjective of a virgin. Her face had a virginal look. 處女(般)的 处女（般）的 virˈginity noun the state of being a virgin. 童貞，貞潔 童贞，贞节