Antonyms for maidenhood


Grammar : Noun
Spell : meyd-n-hoo d
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪd nˌhʊd


Definition of maidenhood

Origin :
  • Old English mægdenhad "maidenhood;" see maiden (n.) + -hood.
  • As in virginity : noun celibacy, chastity
  • As in celibacy : noun abstinence from sexual activity
Example sentences :
  • How the bright years have flown Since I was a child scarce to maidenhood grown!
  • Extract from : « Grandma's Memories » by Mary D. Brine
  • Here she grew into maidenhood, and each day became more fair.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang
  • Not is that maidenhood all thine own, but partly thy parents!
  • Extract from : « The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus » by Caius Valerius Catullus
  • The loveliest flower of maidenhood in his parish had been cut down.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various
  • He stopped on the threshold, awed by the wonder of her maidenhood.
  • Extract from : « The Wall Between » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • It is etiquette for a bride to bewail the approaching loss of her maidenhood.
  • Extract from : « The Power of Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
  • She looked at him again, with some maidenhood opening in her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • One last struggle for her maidenhood, and she yields herself.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson
  • She has taught him all her runes, and surrendered to him her maidenhood's strength.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson
  • With her maidenhood, departed the last vestige of her divinity, her strength.
  • Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson

Synonyms for maidenhood

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