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DictionaryvirginalSexual inexperience
adjective

virginal

Sexually inexperienced or untouched.

The novel's virginal heroine is curious about love and intimacy.

Etymology
virginLatinmaiden or virgin
+alEnglishrelating to

The source names a virgin or unmarried young woman. The adjective developed the broader sense of sexual inexperience or untouched condition.

More examples

  • He admits that he is still virginal at twenty-five.
  • Fresh snow gives the garden a virginal appearance.
  • The sketchbook's virginal pages invite her to begin drawing.

Forms

virginal

virgin noun — A person who has never had sex.

virginity noun — The state of never having had sex.

Similar words

virgin
More directly describes someone who has never had sex.
untouched
Describes something unaltered or unused, without necessarily implying sexuality.
chaste
Describes sexual restraint or abstinence, not necessarily lack of experience.