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- [ves-tl]
- /ˈvɛs tl/
- /ˈve.stəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ves-tl]
- /ˈvɛs tl/
Definitions of vestal word
- adjective vestal of or relating to the goddess Vesta. 1
- adjective vestal of, relating to, or characteristic of a vestal virgin; chaste; pure. 1
- noun vestal vestal virgin. 1
- noun vestal a chaste unmarried woman; virgin. 1
- noun vestal a nun. 1
- abbreviation VESTAL virginal 1
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Origin of vestal
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin vestālis. See Vesta, -al1
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Parts of speech for Vestal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vestal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vestal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vestal
noun vestal
- abbess — An abbess is the nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- canoness — a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow
- nun — the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
adj vestal
- chaste — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
- intemerate — inviolate; undefiled; unsullied; pure.
- monogamous — practicing or advocating monogamy.
adjective vestal
- impregnant — (obsolete) Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile.
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See also
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