Meaning of "virginity" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF VIRGINITY

virginity  [vəˈdʒɪnɪtɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRGINITY

Virginity is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIRGINITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Virginity

Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth. Like chastity, the concept of virginity has traditionally involved sexual abstinence before marriage, and then to engage in sexual acts only with the marriage partner. The concept of virginity usually involves moral or religious issues and can have consequences in terms of social status and in interpersonal relationships. The term virgin originally only referred to sexually inexperienced women, but has evolved to encompass a range of definitions, as found in traditional, modern, and ethical concepts. Heterosexual individuals may or may not consider loss of virginity to occur only through penile-vaginal penetration, while people of other sexual orientations often include oral sex, anal sex or mutual masturbation in their definitions of losing one's virginity.

Definition of virginity in the English dictionary

The definition of virginity in the dictionary is the condition or fact of being a virgin; maidenhood; chastity. Other definition of virginity is the condition of being untouched, unsullied, etc.

SYNONYMS OF «VIRGINITY»

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

synonyms of virginity

chastity · maidenhead · maidenhood

TRANSLATION OF VIRGINITY

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 贞操
• Translator English - Spanish: virginidad
• English: virginity
• Translator English - Hindi: कौमार्य
• Translator English - Arabic: العذرية
• Translator English - Russian: девственность
• Translator English - Portuguese: virgindade
• Translator English - Bengali: কুমারীত্ব
• Translator English - French: virginité
• Translator English - Malay: Keperawanan
• Translator English - German: Jungfräulichkeit
• Translator English - Japanese: 純潔
• Translator English - Korean: 순결
• Translator English - Javanese: Virginity
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trinh
• Translator English - Tamil: கன்னித்தன்மையை
• Translator English - Marathi: कौमार्य
• Translator English - Turkish: bakirelik
• Translator English - Italian: verginità
• Translator English - Polish: dziewictwo
• Translator English - Ukrainian: незайманість
• Translator English - Romanian: virginitatea
• Translator English - Greek: παρθενία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: maagdelikheid
• Translator English - Swedish: jungfrulighet
• Translator English - Norwegian: jomfrudom

10 QUOTES WITH «VIRGINITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word virginity.

1

Joyce Brothers

Virginity is such a personal thing. You can't judge anyone on it. A lot of young women feel they want to save themselves for the man who they think they'll love forever.

2

Chris Brown

Girls are losing their virginity at 15, 16. I'm not promoting that. But my songs are talking... about me becoming a man.

3

Salvador Dali

We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.

4

David Duchovny

I lost my virginity when I was 14. And I haven't been able to find it.

5

St. Jerome

Virginity can be lost by a thought.

6

Karl Kraus

Virginity is the ideal of those who want to deflower.

7

Lennart Meri

Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't.

8

Conan O'Brien

Several hard-core Star Wars fans who had tickets for the first showing actually said that when the movie finally began, they started crying. Mainly because they realized that it's 22 years later, and they still haven't lost their virginity.

9

Tom Stoppard

The text loses its virginity simply by being staged: it's no longer the abstract ideal version; it's an event.

10

Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Ladies, just a little more virginity, if you don't mind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRGINITY»

Discover the use of virginity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virginity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

Starting with an explosive article in The New Yorker, Tom Mueller has become the world's expert on olive oil and olive oil fraud-a story of globalization, deception, and crime in the food industry from ancient times to the present, and a ...

Tom Mueller, 2011

Losing My Virginity

This is the worldwide bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, featuring his take on his latest business ventures, personal achievements and intrepid adventures.

Sir Richard Branson, 2011

Losing My Virginity and Other Dumb Ideas

Life; however; has other plans! This is a story of a spirited woman who plunges into a rollercoaster ride filled with ideas; ideals and adventures—each new day competing with yesterday to make her rethink and re-evaluate life and love.

Madhuri Banerjee, 2011

Virginity Revisited: Configurations of the Unpossessed Body

This is a study of the positive and negative features of sexual renunciation, from ancient Greek divinities and mythical women, in Rome's Vestal Virgins, in the Christian martyrs and Mariology in the Medieval and early Modern period, and in ...

Bonnie MacLachlan, Judith Fletcher, 2007

Menacing Virgins: Representing Virginity in the Middle Ages ...

The essays in Menacing Virgins delineate the nexus of religious, political, economic, and aesthetic values that produce the Western European myth of virginity and examine how those complex cultural forces animate, empower, discipline, ...

Kathleen Coyne Kelly, Marina Leslie, 1999

Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a ...

. . And much more. Losing My Virginity is the ultimate tale of personal and business survival from a man who combines the business prowess of Bill Gates and the promotional instincts of P. T. Barnum.

Richard Branson, 2011

Foucault's Virginity: Ancient Erotic Fiction and the History ...

Simon Goldhill, writing with the same wit and verve as the ancient writers with whom he engages, sets out to put these texts back into the history of sexuality.

Simon Goldhill, 1995

The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is ...

Jessica Valenti, executive editor of Feministing.com and author of Full Frontal Feminism and Yes Means Yes, addresses this poignant issue in her latest book, The Purity Myth.

Jessica Valenti, 2010

Hymeneutics: Interpreting Virginity on the Early Modern Stage

This book examines the socio-medical and anatomical construction of the virginal female body in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century texts in order to develop a historically and culturally specific understanding of virginity and chastity in ...

Marie H. Loughlin, 1997

The Virginity Club

When an announcement is made for a special scholarship, four best friends begin a special club that is designed to demonstrate the "purity" required by the scholarship committee.

Kate Brian, Michael Frost, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRGINITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virginity is used in the context of the following news items.

Headteacher Anne Lakey jailed for taking virginity of 2 boys in the …

A nationally-acclaimed headteacher branded a 'dirty pervert' has been jailed for eight years after 'corrupting' two underage boys by taking their virginity in the ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

Headmistress Anne Lakey 'took student's virginity on a camping trip …

He recalled, before losing his virginity, being at her house and having a tickling fight with her when they ended up on the same settee. He told the court that he ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

Indonesian Military Chief Defends 'Virginity Tests' For Female Recruits

Indonesia's top military commander defended a requirement that female recruits undergo an invasive "virginity test" to determine whether they are morally suited ... «NPR, May 15»

Indonesia: Military Imposing 'Virginity Tests'

(Jakarta) – International military physicians convening in Indonesia should urge President Joko Widodo to abolish discriminatory and invasive “virginity tests” for ... «Human Rights Watch, May 15»

Islamic Al-Taqwa College principal claims girls running may lose …

The principal of an Islamic school has come under fire after he reportedly banned girls from running, amid fears it would cause them to lose their virginity. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Did Hilary Duff Just Admit Who She Lost Her Virginity To?

In the magazine, she hints that she may have lost her virginity to the rocker. “I had a 26-year-old boyfriend,” she said when asked when she lost her virginity. «MTV.com, Mar 15»

Ansel Elgort Lost His Virginity At 14! Find Out The Juicy Deets Of His …

In the March issue of Elle magazine, the 21-year-old is dishing the dirt regarding his love life and even tells readers what age he lost his virginity — 14 to be ... «PerezHilton.com, Feb 15»

Indonesia's 'discriminatory, cruel and degrading' test for female …

The Indonesian police continue to use a "degrading" invasive physical test to check for female recruits virginity, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has ... «CNN, Nov 14»

Brooke Shields's Bombshell of the Day: She Lost Her Virginity to …

Brooke Shields tells all about her celebrity romances, her mom and her crazy life as a child star. Subscribe now for instant access to our exclusive PEOPLE ... «People Magazine, Nov 14»

Neil Patrick Harris talks coming out and losing his virginity

Neil Patrick Harris is releasing his very own ( Choose Your Own Adventure themed!) autobiography Tuesday, so it seems like a good time for him to open up. «USA TODAY, Oct 14»