Definitions for maidenliness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

maid•en•lyˈmeɪd n li(adj.)

  1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden.

Origin of maidenly:

1400–50

maid′en•li•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. maidenliness(noun)

    behavior befitting a young maiden

Wiktionary

  1. maidenliness(Noun)

    The state or condition of being maidenly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Maidenliness(noun)

    the quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; gentleness


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