Virginity
/və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or characteristic of being a virgin. countable, uncountable
"to lose one's virginity"
- 2 the condition or quality of being a virgin wordnet
Example
More examples"So? Feeling refreshed, the morning after graduating from virginity?"
Etymology
From Middle English virginite, from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas. Equivalent to virgin + -ity. Displaced native Old English mæġeþhād (compare modern English maidhood), originally meaning “girlhood.”