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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Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
Gina Rodriguez stars as Jane Villanueva, a religious, 23-year-old virgin who somehow becomes pregnant.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
But there is nothing simple about the locale, which is known for its virgin beaches and desert landscape marked by volcanic rock formations.
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Noun
The thesis addressed how oral storytelling on La Llorona floated between depictions of her as either a virgin or a harlot and the impacts these characterizations in movies had on Latina identity.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
Gina Rodriguez stars as Jane Villanueva, a religious, 23-year-old virgin who somehow becomes pregnant.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The recycled cotton and polyester are made from end-of-life textiles and perform the same as virgin ones.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
But there is nothing simple about the locale, which is known for its virgin beaches and desert landscape marked by volcanic rock formations.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Virgin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virgin. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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