Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

virginity

/və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: vir-gin-i-ty
IPA: /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"to lose one's virginity"
"She had a lot of dark hair pinned untidily back from a small well-formed brow, and her tilted nose and large embarrassed eyes had survived intact from the mistrusts and agitations of a schoolgirl, which maturity had striven to defeat by lengthening her chin and tightening her lips, while giving her skin the faintly furred matt surface of pickled 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.”

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: virginite, virginitas

Usage

Inflected Forms

virginities (plural)

Derived Forms

nonvirginity

Phrases

born-again virginity butt virginity lose one's virginity other virginity secondary virginity second virginity virginity pledge virginity test

Synonyms

maidenhood maidenhead maidhood V card cherry

Rhymes With

infinity trinity vicinity affinity divinity finity bovinity patavinity

Questions

How do you pronounce virginity?: The recorded pronunciation is /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/.
What does virginity mean?: The state or characteristic of being a virgin.
Where does virginity come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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