virgin

/ˈvʌrdʒən/

/ˈvʌdʒɪn/

Other forms: virgins; virginly

A virgin is someone who has never had sex. After you have sex, you've lost your virginity. We can also say an unharvested forest is a virgin forest.

Virgins haven't had sex yet. But this word is also used in a non-sexual sense to describe something that remains pristine, untouched, or uninitiated. A virgin resource hasn't been used yet. If you've never given a speech, someone might call you a "public speaking virgin." So virgin always means inexperienced or unused, whether you're talking about sex or something else.

Definitions of virgin

1. noun

   a person who has never had sex
   type of:

   inexperienced person, innocent

   a person who lacks knowledge of evil
2. adjective

   in a state of sexual virginity
   synonyms: pure, vestal, virginal, virtuous

   chaste

   morally pure
3. adjective

   being used or worked for the first time
   “virgin wool”

   synonyms:

   new

   not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered