virginal meaning and definition

VIRGINAL noun

Definition of virginal (noun)

1. a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
   • synonyms: pair of virginals

VIRGINAL adjective

Definition of virginal (adjective)

1. characteristic of a virgin or virginity
   • "virginal white dresses"
2. untouched or undefiled
   • "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith
3. 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"
   • synonyms: pure, vestal, virgin, virtuous