parthenic
/pɑːˈθɛnɪk/literary
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity; that is a virgin; unviolated, pure.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), prime minister and novelist. From Hellenistic Greek παρθενικός of or relating to a virgin from ancient Greek παρθένος girl, virgin + -ικός.
- animus revertendi
- an insult to someone's intelligence
- anion
- anion gap
- anionic
- an iron hand (or fist) in a velvet glove
- anise
- anise cap
- aniseed
- anisette
- anisogamous
- anisogamy
- Anisoptera
- scuttle fly
- scutum
- scutwork
- scuzz
- scuzzbag
- scuzzball
- scuzziness
- scuzzy
- Scylla
- Scylla and Charybdis
- scyphistoma
- scyphistomal