What is another word for maidenly?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈe͡ɪdənli], [ mˈeɪdənli], [ m_ˈeɪ_d_ə_n_l_i]
Related words: maidenly woman, maidenly thoughts, maidenly figure, maidenly shyness, maidenly movements, maidenly body, maidenly modesty
Semantically related questions:
Synonyms for Maidenly:
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adj.
• pure • womanly -
adv.
• initially Other relevant words:
- Femininely ,
- Foremostly ,
- Husbandless ,
- Introductorily ,
- Jill ,
- Matronal ,
- Matronlike ,
- Neoteric ,
- Primely ,
- Sempervirent ,
- Spouseless ,
- Sweeting ,
- Unhandled ,
- abstinent ,
- at first hand ,
- bachelorlike ,
- beardless ,
- blameless ,
- boyish ,
- boylike ,
- cagey ,
- calflike ,
- callow ,
- celibate ,
- celibately ,
- chick ,
- chiefly ,
- childish ,
- childlike ,
- colleen ,
- coltish ,
- continent ,
- correct ,
- dame ,
- damsel ,
- damsels ,
- daughter ,
- decent ,
- decorous ,
- demoiselle ,
- dewy ,
- discreet ,
- distaff ,
- drably ,
- early ,
- effeminate ,
- evergreen ,
- female ,
- feminine ,
- fille ,
- firsthand ,
- fledgling ,
- fluff ,
- fresh ,
- freshly ,
- gal ,
- gill ,
- girl ,
- girlie ,
- girlish ,
- girllike ,
- girls ,
- green ,
- guileless ,
- gynic ,
- immature ,
- impeccable ,
- inaugurally ,
- innocent ,
- innocently ,
- intact ,
- kiddish ,
- kittenish ,
- lady ,
- ladylike ,
- lass ,
- lassie ,
- little girl ,
- low ,
- maid ,
- maiden ,
- maidenlike ,
- mainly ,
- matronly ,
- miss ,
- missy ,
- modest ,
- moral ,
- muliebral ,
- nestling ,
- new ,
- newly ,
- old-maidish ,
- original ,
- petticoat ,
- pigeon ,
- primarily ,
- principally ,
- pristine ,
- proper ,
- puerile ,
- puppyish ,
- puppylike ,
- pure ,
- purely ,
- puss ,
- raw ,
- recently ,
- seemly ,
- single ,
- singly ,
- sinless ,
- slender ,
- sole ,
- spinsterish ,
- sweetie ,
- turtledove ,
- unbeaten ,
- uncorrupted ,
- undefiled ,
- undeveloped ,
- unfledged ,
- unmanly ,
- unmarried ,
- unmixed ,
- unsullied ,
- untouched ,
- untried ,
- untrodden ,
- unused ,
- unwed ,
- unwedded ,
- vernal ,
- vestal ,
- virgin ,
- virginally ,
- virtuous ,
- wife ,
- wifely ,
- womanish ,
- womanlike ,
- womanly ,
- young ,
- young girl ,
- young lady ,
- youthfully .
How to use "Maidenly" in context?
The word "maiden" is derived from the Latin word "maidena" which means young girl, unmarried woman, or virgin. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word as "a young girl, a girl of good family, and esp. one who has not yet married". Historically, the term has had many different meanings and applications. In the medieval period, a maiden meant a woman who was unmarried and not yet engaged in marital activities. She was also known as a "virgin". Throughout the Middle Ages, there were many festivals celebrating maidens and their purity.
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