maidenly

English

Etymology

From Middle English maidenly, equivalent to maiden +‎ -ly.

Adjective

maidenly (comparative more maidenly, superlative most maidenly)

1. Of or pertaining to a maiden.
2. Suitable for, or befitting a maiden; gentle; modest; pure; shy.
   • 1868-69, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 21, in Little Women‎^[1]:

     “I’ll try, but it was a very ungentlemanly thing to do, I didn’t think you could be so sly and malicious, Laurie,” replied Meg, trying to hide her maidenly confusion under a gravely reproachful air.

Antonyms

• unmaidenly

Related terms

• maidenliness

Translations

of or pertaining to a maiden

• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: կոյս (koys)

• Bulgarian: момински (bg) (mominski), девически (devičeski)
• Georgian: ქალწულური (kalc̣uluri)
• Italian: virgineo (dated)
• Latin: puellāris, virgineus
• Russian: де́вичий/деви́чий (ru) (dévičij/devíčij)

suitable for, or befitting a maiden

• Greek: παρθένος (el) (parthénos)

  Ancient: παρθένος (parthénos)

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Translations to be checked

• Irish: ^{(please verify)} maighdeanúil, ^{(please verify)} mánla

Anagrams

• lymnaeid, medianly