HyperDic: maidenly

English > 1 sense of the word maidenly:
ADJECTIVEallmaidenly, maidenlikebefitting or characteristic of a maiden
English > maidenly: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningbefitting or characteristic of a maiden.
Example"a maidenly blush"
Synonymmaidenlike
Broaderfeminineassociated with women and not with men
Spanishvirginal
Nounsmaidenan unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
maidenlinessbehavior befitting a young maiden

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