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Definition virgin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virg?.

Noun

virgin (plural virgins)

1. A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
2. (informal) One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
3. Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
4. A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

Adjective

virgin (comparative more virgin, superlative most virgin)

1. (usually not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
2. Of a physical object, untouched.
3. (Discuss this sense) Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
4. Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
5. (usually not comparable) Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.