easy virtue

Frequency: 3.50.8 per million words

Used to describe a woman with low standards of sexual morality.

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Examples (10)

  • In that era, many characters in novels were depicted as women of easy virtue.
  • She was rumored to be a woman of easy virtue, leading a scandalous life.
  • The term "easy virtue" was often used to condemn women in Victorian society.
  • He frequented establishments where women of easy virtue sought clients.
  • Her family feared she would fall into a life of easy virtue if not properly supervised.
  • The old sailor spoke of port towns filled with taverns and women of easy virtue.
  • Despite the gossip, she refused to be labeled a woman of easy virtue.
  • The novel explored the harsh realities faced by women of easy virtue in the 19th century.
  • Some believed that poverty often drove women to a life of easy virtue.
  • The playwright used the character to challenge society's judgment of women of easy virtue.