English dictionary
virgin
nounPronunciation
/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
/ˈvɝdʒɪn/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- 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.
- 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.
adjective
- (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.
- Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
- (usually not comparable) Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
Example sentences
I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin.
The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.
a virgin daiquiri