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Girlish vs Virginal - What's the difference?

girlish | virginal | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between girlish and virginal

is that girlish is like a girl; feminine while virginal is being or resembling a virgin.

As a noun virginal is

a musical instrument in the harpsichord family.

girlish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Like a girl; feminine.
  • Of or relating to girlhood.
  • * Carew
    • In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.

    See also

    * boyish * womanish

    virginal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being or resembling a virgin.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musici) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1932, author=
    • , title=Friday's Business , chapter=16 citation , passage=His uncle, a Cardinal, engages a Spanish youth of Moorish descent called Diego, an expert singer and player on the virginal , to unlock the secrets of the heart, and to cleanse his bosom of the perilous stuff, and cure him by the spell of his music.}}

    Usage notes

    * The singular form may be either virginal or (virginals).

    Anagrams

    * rivaling ----