1
a
: a person who has not had sexual intercourse
b
: a person who is inexperienced in a usually specified sphere of activity
2
a
: an unmarried woman devoted to religion
b
capitalized
: virgo
3
a
: an absolutely chaste young woman
b
: an unmarried girl or woman
4
capitalized
: virgin mary
5
: a female animal that has never copulated
1
: chaste
3
of a vegetable oil
: obtained from the first light pressing and without heating
4
a(1)
: being used or worked for the first time
virgin lumber
see also virgin wool
(2)
of a metal
: produced directly from ore by primary smelting
5
: containing no alcohol
a virgin daiquiri
6
: free of impurity or stain : unsullied
7
: characteristic of or befitting a virgin : modest
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Examples of virgin in a Sentence
Noun
a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers
Adjective
encouraged the virgin youths to remain chaste
the state's only remaining virgin forest
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Ana Claudia Chacin and, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Fittingly for a children’s comedy (albeit one that hinges on characters being virgins), the centuries-old vampire resembles a Scooby-Doo villain in his utter inability to outsmart a group of latchkey kids.
17.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
The whiskey is aged for approximately four years in virgin American oak barrels.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Olea would allegedly tease her about being a virgin.
—Ana Claudia Chacin and, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Fittingly for a children’s comedy (albeit one that hinges on characters being virgins), the centuries-old vampire resembles a Scooby-Doo villain in his utter inability to outsmart a group of latchkey kids.
17.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The Mediterranean diet, which focuses on extra virgin olive oil, fruits, vegetables, and fresh seafood, is popular in areas like Greece and southern Italy.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
The whiskey is aged for approximately four years in virgin American oak barrels.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Virgin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virgin. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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virgin
1 of 2 noun
vir·gin
ˈvər-jən 
: a person who has not had sexual intercourse
virgin
2 of 2 adjective1
: being a virgin
2
: not soiled
virgin snow
especially
: not altered by human activity
virgin soil
3
: being used or worked for the first time
virgin wool
Medical Definition
Geographical Definition
Virgin
geographical name
Vir·gin
ˈvər-jən
river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in southwestern Utah and southeastern Nevada flowing to Lake Mead
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