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View definitions for maidenhood

maidenhood

noun as in celibacy

noun as in virginity

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Example Sentences

To them she was merely the conventional nonenity of maidenhood that Japanese etiquette demanded.

To the glowing beauty of her maidenhood Margaret has added the serene beauty of motherhood.

We had no time for unsuitable reading, and none of the cares or dissipations of maidenhood perplexed our straight forward way.

He adored young maidenhood always and nobility of character, and he was always the champion of the weak and the oppressed.

But the fresh, gracious maidenhood in her cast aside these unwonted studies in mind-reading.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to maidenhood, such as: chastity, abstention, continence, frigidity, impotence, and purity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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