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virgin

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

noun

Meaning

  • A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.

  • (early Christian Church) a woman noted for religious piety who has never been married.

  • One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.

    "I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin."

  • Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.

  • A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

Synonyms

maiden,
unicorn bait,
vestal,
virgo intacta

adjective

Meaning

  • (usually not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.

  • Of a physical object, untouched.

  • Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.

    "The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans."

  • Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.

  • (usually not comparable) Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.

    "a virgin daiquiri"

Synonyms

brand new,
pristine,
unspoilt,
untouched