Vestal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a chaste woman

of or relating to Vesta

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛstəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɛstəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɛstəl/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɛstəl/.

Examples

vestal virgin
pure and vestal modesty
a spinster or virgin lady

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

virgin pure virtuous virginal

Parts of Speech

noun	a chaste woman
adjective	of or relating to Vesta “vestal virgin”
adjective	in a state of sexual virginity “pure and vestal modesty”

Word Forms

vestal	adjective	in a state of sexual virginity
Vesta	noun	the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
pureness	noun	the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
purity	noun	a woman's virtue or chastity
vestal	noun	a chaste woman
virgin	noun	a person who has never had sex
virginity	noun	the condition or quality of being a virgin
virtue	noun	morality with respect to sexual relations

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

vestale

une femme chaste

🇮🇹Italian

vestale

una donna casta

🇳🇱Dutch

vestaals

een kuise vrouw

🇷🇺Russian

весталка

целомудренная женщина

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वेस्टल

एक पवित्र महिला

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেস্টাল

একজন সতী মহিলা

🇮🇳Tamil

வேஸ்டல்

ஒரு கற்புள்ள பெண்

🇮🇳Telugu

వస్త్రము

ఒక పవిత్రమైన స్త్రీ

🇮🇳Marathi

वेस्टल

एक पवित्र स्त्री

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેસ્ટલ

એક પવિત્ર સ્ત્રી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೆಸ್ಟಾಲ್

ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧ ಮಹಿಳೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെസ്റ്റൽ

പരിശുദ്ധയായ ഒരു സ്ത്രീ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੇਸਟਲ

ਇੱਕ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਔਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنیان

ایک پاکباز عورت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

维斯塔

一个贞洁的女人

🇯🇵Japanese

ヴェスタル

貞淑な女性

🇰🇷Korean

처녀

순결한 여자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áo vest

một người phụ nữ trong trắng

🇹🇭Thai

เสื้อกั๊ก

ผู้หญิงที่บริสุทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

perawan

seorang wanita suci

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فيستال

امرأة عفيفة

🇮🇷Persian

وستال

یک زن پاکدامن

🇮🇱Hebrew

ווסטאל

אישה צנועה

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The primary meaning of 'vestal' is 'a chaste woman'.

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In which domain is the word 'vestal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vestal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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