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

Those included asking students if they were going to have a bath or shower together, and saying words to the effect of "I heard you lost your virginity".

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Then I lost my virginity to my high school sweetheart who soon became my boyfriend of seven long years.

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She said: "The way he said clean was so rude. Even if I had lost my virginity, I was still clean."

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The interest in Piper’s virginity is already a lot.

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This was from the man I had loved since high school, the man I had wed after graduation and then had given my virginity to as a dowry.

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Related Words

• purity