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Meaning of "maidenly" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MAIDENLY

ˈmeɪdənlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAIDENLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maidenly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MAIDENLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of maidenly in the English dictionary

The definition of maidenly in the dictionary is of or befitting a maiden.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAIDENLY

certainly · commonly · curmudgeonly · evenly · forbiddenly · goldenly · heavenly · hiddenly · humanly · mistakenly · modernly · openly · soddenly · stubbornly · suddenly · sullenly · uncommonly · unevenly · unmaidenly · womanly

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAIDENLY

maiden · maiden aunt · maiden lady · maiden name · maiden over · maiden pink · maiden speech · maiden voyage · maiden-like · maidenhair · maidenhair fern · maidenhair tree · maidenhead · maidenhood · maidenish · maidenliness · maidenweed · maidhood · maidish · maidishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAIDENLY

alienly · barrenly · brazenly · brokenly · cravenly · crestfallenly · drunkenly · forsakenly · greenly · keenly · leadenly · moltenly · outspokenly · queenly · rottenly · slovenly · strickenly · unbrokenly · vixenly · woodenly

Synonyms and antonyms of maidenly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAIDENLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «maidenly» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «maidenly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAIDENLY

Find out the translation of maidenly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of maidenly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maidenly» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

处女
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

virginal
570 millions of speakers
en

English

maidenly
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

विनय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

maidenly
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

девичья
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

maidenly
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

লজ্জাশীলা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

virginal
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Maidenly
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

jungfräulich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

maidenly
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

처녀
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Maidenly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhu mì
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

maidenly
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मैत्रीपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kız gibi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

di fanciulla
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

maidenly
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дівоча
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

feciorelnice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

maidenly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maagd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jungfru
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jomfruelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maidenly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAIDENLY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of maidenly
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «maidenly».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maidenly

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAIDENLY»

Discover the use of maidenly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maidenly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gender Conflicts: New Essays in Women's History
2. 'Maidenly. Girls'. or. 'Designing. Women'? The Crime of Seduction in Turn-of- the-Century Ontario Karen Dubinsky Sex makes fascinating politics. Issues such as pornography, workplace sexual harassment, lesbian and gay rights, ...
Franca Iacovetta, Mariana Valverde, 1992
2
The Story of the Irish Race
"The six maidenly gifts of Emer" faithfully reflect for us what was the popular conception then of a desirable maiden. They were : "Beauty of person, beauty of voice, the gift of music, knowledge of embroidery, knowledge of needle-work, and the ...
Seumas MacManus, 2005
3
THE PETRINE REVOLUTION IN RUSSIAN CULTURE
Then follow the sections of the manual—its other half—offering advice to 232 young women, and both tone and text, as noted above, change abruptly. The “ Crown of maidenly honor and virtue” consists by its own count of “the following twenty ...
James CRACRAFT, 2009
4
Dizionario delle lingue italiana ed inglese
Verginile, adj. verginal, maidenly, belonging to a> virgin. — Ousla verginalc, verginal or maidenly honesty. — Lalif verginalc, a sort of chemical composition so called. Vergine, adj. that has still his or her vicinity. — h son vergine cor' io uscii del ...
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, Charles Thomson, 1807
5
The Living Age ...
decent civility at first, we are informed that hen “ maidenly cousciousnem” prevented it. This maidenly consciousness seems to me very like new English for our old-fashioned phrase bad manners. And I am the more confirmed in this idea,  ...
‎1857
6
The Living Age
decent civility at first, we are informed that her " maidenly consciousness" prevented it. This maidenly consciousness seems to mo very like new English for our old-fashioned phrase bad manners. And I am tHemore confirmed in this idea,  ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1857
7
Russell's Magazine
You dare to tell me that the noble audience will jeer at you, and put on your fine airs of maidenly proprie ty ! Maidenly propriety ! — you are very maidenly ! You are very fearful, forsooth that the gentlemen will smile at you — and I suppose ...
Paul Hamilton Payne, 1857
8
Fraser's Magazine
The town was a good deal of a maiden town, with a dilution of the extra manliness of tho men by perfectly maidenly propriety and formality, maidenly feuds and spites, maidenly gossip, maidenly simplicity, purity, softness and sweetness of ...
‎1868
9
Fraser's Magazine
The town was a good deal of a maiden town, with a dilution of the extra manliness of the men by perfectly maidenly propriety and formality, maidenly feuds and spites, maidenly gossip, maidenly simplicity, purity, softness and sweetness of ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1868
10
Household Words :
If we feel inclined to ask why she could not, under the circumstances, receive his advances with decent civility at first, we are informed that her “ maidenly consciousness ” prevented it. This maidenly consciousness seems to me very like new ...
‎1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAIDENLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maidenly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lady Justice keeps watch over county courthouses - The News Leader
... did not have a blindfold and putting one on her was redundant because her “maidenly form” ensured that she could deliver justice fairly. «Staunton News Leader, Jul 15»
2
Grey's douchiest thoughts from the '50 Shades' spinoff
Her face is a picture of maidenly outrage. Bringing affordable first world technology to the third world is something I'm determined to do. «Fusion, Jun 15»
3
The Best (And Filthiest) Quotes From The New 50 Shades Of Grey …
'Her mouth drops as she looks from my penis to my face…and back again. I can't help my wicked grin. Her face is a picture of maidenly outrage. «The Debrief, Jun 15»
4
Proof that Kate Middleton is now calling the royal shots by PETER …
... a time if she was being victimised by a sadistic producer who liked involving her in items which might bring a blush to her maidenly cheeks. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
Book Review: 'Joan of Arc: A History' by Helen Castor
The fact that a king and his army would follow that advice of a girl, for that is what she was, young and maidenly, is a testament to her ... «Blogcritics, Jun 15»
6
Fantasy, fetish and the red shoe
... and, on Dorothy's maidenly self, the powerful objects become a force for good. The trope retains contemporary power, with red shoes acting ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
7
New Line Theatre presents the show it was created to perform
They're horrified when their maidenly daughter Polly runs off with Mack. In their duet, “Instead of Song,” the couple sneers at sex with a vitality ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
8
100 years of graduates and counting
They were simply and attractively gowned and were the very picture of maidenly beauty.” I'm sure this year's Tracy High graduates of both ... «The Tracy Press, May 15»
9
Has Prince Harry really done the young a service? Writes PETER …
Perhaps a peck on Nicola's maidenly cheek might be attempted at their next public outing. Britain's most powerful lady Nicola Sturgeon meets ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
10
Summer's Color Forecast: Whiteout Conditions
... of Louis Vuitton showed a high-neck lacelike dress, its maidenly look simultaneously suggesting a 19th-century daguerreotype and a temple ... «New York Times, May 15»
REFERENCE
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