virgin
Plural: virgins
Noun
- A person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- a person who has never had sex
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
- the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
- A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.
- A person who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
- Someone vowed to virginity (usually a woman and often a consecrated virgin), or someone who died in defense of their virginity; (especially) one venerated as a saint.
- 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 Satellite
- being used or worked for the first time
- "virgin wool"
- in a state of sexual virginity
- "a spinster or virgin lady"
- "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
Adj
- 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.
- Inexperienced.
- Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
- Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
Examples
- a virgin daiquiri
- He was a Scrabble virgin, yet managed to beat the seasoned player in his first game.
- I've never eaten tofu before—you could say I'm a tofu virgin.
- In its list of saints, the Catholic Church classifies St. Agnes, St. Maria Goretti, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux as virgins.
- The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.
- virgin clay
- virgin ecosystem
- virgin forest
- virgin prairie
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English virgine, from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virgō. Doublet of Virgo. Displaced native Old English fǣmne.
Synonyms
pure, vestal, virginal, Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, virtuous, brand new, maid, maiden, pristine, unicorn bait, unspoilt, untouched, virgin, virgo intacta
Scrabble Score: 10
virgin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvirgin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
virgin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary