Virgin

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

noun

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

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

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

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

Synonyms: maiden, unicorn bait, vestal, virgo intacta

adjective

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

  2. Of a physical object, untouched.

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

    The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.

Synonyms: brand new, pristine, unspoilt, untouched

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