virginity

[ ver-jin-i-tee ]

noun

1. the state or condition of being a virgin.
2. the state or condition of being pure, fresh, or unused.
3. Informal. any naive, uninitiated, or uninformed state.

virginity

/ vəˈdʒɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. the condition or fact of being a virgin; maidenhood; chastity
2. the condition of being untouched, unsullied, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of virginity¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English virginite, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin virginitāt-, stem of virginitās, equivalent to virgin- (stem of virgō virgin ) + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

It’s set up as a typical American Pie riff about sex-obsessed teens trying to lose their virginity, but Superbad is really about Seth and Evan’s separation anxiety as they prepare to go to different colleges.

From TechCrunch

The virginity examination is a routine part of criminal proceedings when women are accused of moral crimes, including sex outside of marriage.

From No Straight News

Epstein controlled every aspect of her life, Doe says, and “took her virginity against her will and wishes.”

From The Daily Beast

Two decades later, with her gender revealed and virginity confirmed, she escaped death and returned to her native Spain, eventually even meeting the pope.

From Ozy

When Tunde loses his virginity, it’s painful for him, because his partner loses control of her power and shocks him while they’re in bed together.

From Vox

He talks about the time he lost his virginity to a woman—a fan of Doogie Howser—at a house party in New Mexico.

From The Daily Beast

How permanent virginity feels,” she says, “and then how inconsequential.

From The Daily Beast

After losing her virginity, Dunham quickly developed a complicated relationship with sex and emotional connection.

From The Daily Beast

When I left home at 17 for college, I had a list: Virginity?

From The Daily Beast

But for me the movie is less about losing your virginity… Oh, I know!

From The Daily Beast

And thou hast renewed the wickedness of thy youth, when thy breasts were pressed in Egypt, and the paps of thy virginity broken.

From Project Gutenberg

The excessive praise of virginity indicates a comparatively late origin.

From Project Gutenberg

Or she holds a lily in her right hand, to indicate her virginity and chastity, and the sweet odor of her virtues.

From Project Gutenberg

THE angel explains to Mary how, without detriment to her virginity, she will become a mother.

From Project Gutenberg

For him, Nina, watching with a fierce concentration, saw that she was virginity reduced to its last and most exquisite simplicity.

From Project Gutenberg

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