virginity
noun
vir·gin·i·ty
(ˌ)vər-ˈji-nə-tē 
plural virginities
1
: the quality or state of being virgin
especially
: maidenhood
2
: the unmarried life : celibacy
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The plot device of psychic abilities being tied to (and lost with) virginity is ridiculous, sexist, and better forgotten.
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EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
In the West, virginity, orgasms, and clitorectomies have each been deemed both healthy and unhealthy for women, who have been imagined as both hornier and less horny than men.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Showrunner and creator Mara Brock Akil is behind the new series, which is based on the 1975 book that follows teenagers and their experience of losing their virginity.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
In the West, virginity, orgasms, and clitorectomies have each been deemed both healthy and unhealthy for women, who have been imagined as both hornier and less horny than men.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Showrunner and creator Mara Brock Akil is behind the new series, which is based on the 1975 book that follows teenagers and their experience of losing their virginity.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Virginity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virginity. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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virginity
noun
vir·gin·i·ty
(ˌ)vər-ˈjin-ət-ē
plural virginities
: the quality or state of being virgin
Medical Definition
virginity
noun
vir·gin·i·ty
(ˌ)vər-ˈjin-ət-ē
plural virginities
: the quality or state of being a virgin
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