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单词 virginity
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Definition of virginity in English:

virginity

noun vəˈdʒɪnɪtivərˈdʒɪnədi
mass noun
  • 1The state of never having had sexual intercourse.

    I lost my virginity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I believe he does care for me, and pray that he wouldn't be just using me, as I lost my virginity to this man.
    • When women discuss their sexual history they tend to raise the age at which they lost their virginity or reduce the number of partners they've had.
    • They both ended up stripping the rest of their clothes off, and Lily lost her virginity that night.
    • I lost my virginity at the age of 15 to my boyfriend at that time.
    • Buffon goes on to say that virginity, which is a virtue, has been transformed into a physical object and made a concern for all men.
    • Yet, while attitudes are becoming more open, virginity is still seen as an important virtue.
    • She had lost her virginity to him and he hadn't even thought about the fact that she might not have wanted to.
    • Most of them are still virgins, or lost their virginity in the last year.
    • It was a wonderful evening which I will never forget, especially as I nearly lost my virginity on the way back!
    • The Sixties completely wiped away the notion that virginity was essential to respectability and decency.
    • I practically lost my virginity by accident and I was a late starter.
    • We all got athlete's foot, one lad lost his virginity and at least two people came away with a sexually transmitted disease.
    • I lost my virginity to a girl whose name I didn't know, in a sleeping bag on the floor of my mother's abandoned Fifth Avenue apartment.
    • But then I thought well, that's only one a year since I lost my virginity.
    • Drama School finishes and we all go back to our respective homes - my virginity still firmly intact.
    • She wanted to be in love when she lost her virginity, and I loved her for that.
    • It is where I first got drunk, had my first cigarette and lost my virginity.
    • He lost his virginity in a very nice way and he's become a fairly good client since…
    • We eventually lost our virginity together and occasionally spoke of marriage.
    • I think it's pretty odd that people are still equating virginity with purity.
    Synonyms
    chastity, maidenhood, chasteness, virtue, honour, purity, pureness
    innocence, decency, virtuousness, respectability, dignity, modesty
    lack of sin, sinlessness, spotlessness
    celibacy, abstinence, self-restraint, self-denial
    informal cherry
    Theology immaculateness
    1. 1.1 The state of being naive, innocent, or inexperienced in a particular context.
      the lawsuit will be remembered as the moment the computer industry lost its political virginity
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had lost my oyster virginity in Whitstable a while back, and was keen to re-kindle my relationship with these beautiful bi-valves.
      • How to lose your political virginity while keeping your scientific credibility.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas, from virgo (see virgin).

Rhymes

affinity, asininity, clandestinity, divinity, femininity, infinity, masculinity, salinity, trinity, vicinity
 
 

Definition of virginity in US English:

virginity

nounvərˈjinədēvərˈdʒɪnədi
  • 1The state of never having had sexual intercourse.

    he lost his virginity in college
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We all got athlete's foot, one lad lost his virginity and at least two people came away with a sexually transmitted disease.
    • Most of them are still virgins, or lost their virginity in the last year.
    • I think it's pretty odd that people are still equating virginity with purity.
    • I practically lost my virginity by accident and I was a late starter.
    • I believe he does care for me, and pray that he wouldn't be just using me, as I lost my virginity to this man.
    • Drama School finishes and we all go back to our respective homes - my virginity still firmly intact.
    • Yet, while attitudes are becoming more open, virginity is still seen as an important virtue.
    • It was a wonderful evening which I will never forget, especially as I nearly lost my virginity on the way back!
    • I lost my virginity at the age of 15 to my boyfriend at that time.
    • The Sixties completely wiped away the notion that virginity was essential to respectability and decency.
    • It is where I first got drunk, had my first cigarette and lost my virginity.
    • They both ended up stripping the rest of their clothes off, and Lily lost her virginity that night.
    • I lost my virginity to a girl whose name I didn't know, in a sleeping bag on the floor of my mother's abandoned Fifth Avenue apartment.
    • She wanted to be in love when she lost her virginity, and I loved her for that.
    • We eventually lost our virginity together and occasionally spoke of marriage.
    • But then I thought well, that's only one a year since I lost my virginity.
    • He lost his virginity in a very nice way and he's become a fairly good client since…
    • When women discuss their sexual history they tend to raise the age at which they lost their virginity or reduce the number of partners they've had.
    • Buffon goes on to say that virginity, which is a virtue, has been transformed into a physical object and made a concern for all men.
    • She had lost her virginity to him and he hadn't even thought about the fact that she might not have wanted to.
    Synonyms
    chastity, maidenhood, chasteness, virtue, honour, purity, pureness
    1. 1.1 The state of being naive, innocent, or inexperienced in a particular context.
      his political virginity
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had lost my oyster virginity in Whitstable a while back, and was keen to re-kindle my relationship with these beautiful bi-valves.
      • How to lose your political virginity while keeping your scientific credibility.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas, from virgo (see virgin).

 
 
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