maidenlike
Pure and modest
Maidenlike means resembling or characteristic of a maiden—modest, demure, or virginal in manner or appearance.
The word is old-fashioned and literary, suggesting qualities traditionally associated with young unmarried women: her maidenlike blush, a maidenlike reserve in his presence.
Reserved and retiring
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- coyAffectedly modest
- reservedRestrained in manner
- modestLacking in pretension
reticent · timid · meek · unassuming · quiet · restrained · discreet · unobtrusive
Unsullied or inexperienced
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- modestLacking in pretension
- celibateAbstaining from sex
abstinent · immaculate · undefiled · unsullied · unblemished · untouched · pristine · spotless
Innocently unsuspecting
- guilelessFree from deceit
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
- unworldlyLacking practical awareness
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
artless · unsophisticated · trusting · simple · unaffected · wide-eyed · credulous · inexperienced
shy
Reserved and retiring
modest · reticent · timid · meek · unassuming · quiet · restrained · discreet · unobtrusive · diffident
virginal
Unsullied or inexperienced
celibate · abstinent · immaculate · undefiled · unsullied · unblemished · untouched · pristine · spotless · wholesome
naive
Innocently unsuspecting
childlike · artless · unsophisticated · trusting · simple · unaffected · wide-eyed · credulous · inexperienced · sheltered
tender
Soft or sore
refined · mild · kindly · sensitive · serene · placid · courteous · genteel · dainty · feminine
maid, maiden, barmaid, maidenly, milkmaid, maidenhair, maidenhood, maidens, handmaid