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Virginal

Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.

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Chaste 84% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Chaste 84% connected

Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Pure 84% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pure 84% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 2

Cembalo 76% connected

An old name for the harpsichord.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Harpsichord 76% connected

A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provi…

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Virgin 74% connected

A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Virgin 74% connected

A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

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Virginity 66% connected

The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity or chastity; maidenhood.

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Pure 92% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Vestal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Virgin 92% connected

A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Virtuous 92% connected

Possessing or exhibiting virtue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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