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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vir•gin /ˈvɜrdʒɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sex and Gendera person who has not had sexual intercourse.
- Sex and Genderan unmarried girl or woman.
- Informal Termsany person who is uninitiated, uninformed, or the like.
adj. [before a noun] - Sex and Genderbeing a virgin.
- pure;
untouched;
not used or made use of:the virgin snow; virgin timberlands.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vir•gin (vûr′jin),USA pronunciation n. - Sex and Gendera person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- Sex and Genderan unmarried girl or woman.
- [Eccles.]an unmarried, religious woman, esp. a saint.
- the Virgin, Mary, the mother of Christ.
- Informal Termsany person who is uninitiated, uninformed, or the like:He's still a virgin as far as hard work is concerned.
- Zoologya female animal that has never copulated.
- Insectsan unfertilized insect.
- Astronomy, Astrology(cap.) the constellation or sign of Virgo.
adj. - Sex and Genderbeing a virgin:a virgin martyr.
- Sex and Genderof, pertaining to, or characteristic of a virgin:virgin modesty.
- pure;
unsullied;
undefiled:virgin snow. - first:the senator's virgin speech.
- without admixture, alloy, or modification:virgin gold.
- not previously exploited, cultivated, tapped, or used:virgin timberlands; virgin wool.
- without experience of;
not previously exposed to:a mind virgin to such sorrows. - [Informal.]being a mixed drink resembling a specific cocktail but made without any alcoholic ingredient:a virgin piña colada.
- Zoologynot fertilized.
- Metallurgy(of a metal) made directly from ore by smelting, rather than from scrap.
- Foodnoting the oil obtained, as from olives, by the first pressing without the application of heat.
- Latin virgin-, stem of virgō maiden, virgin
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English virgine 1150–1200
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged maid, maiden.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chaste, unpolluted.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unalloyed, unadulterated.
- 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fresh, new.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged defiled.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mixed, adulterated.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: virgin /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/ n - a person, esp a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse
- an unmarried woman who has taken a religious vow of chastity in order to dedicate herself totally to God
- any female animal that has never mated
- a female insect that produces offspring by parthenogenesis
adj (usually prenominal)- of, relating to, resembling, suitable for, or characteristic of a virgin or virgins; chaste
- pure and natural, uncorrupted, unsullied, or untouched: virgin purity
- not yet cultivated, explored, exploited, etc, by man: virgin territories
- being the first or happening for the first time
- (of a metal) made from an ore rather than from scrap
- occurring naturally in a pure and uncombined form: virgin silver
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French virgine, from Latin virgō virgin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Virgin /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/ n - the Virgin ⇒
See Virgin Mary - a statue or other artistic representation of the Virgin Mary
Virgin /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/ n - the Virgin ⇒ the constellation Virgo, the sixth sign of the zodiac
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