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virgin

The correct spelling is virgin.

How to pronounce virgin

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/
noun

IPA: /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

Say it like: Vir-jin

The correct spelling is virgin. A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all. For example: "I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin."

Usage Examples

I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin.

The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.

a virgin daiquiri

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
  2. 2.(early Christian Church) a woman noted for religious piety who has never been married.
  3. 3.One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
  4. 4.Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
  5. 5.A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

adjective

  1. 1.(usually not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
  2. 2.Of a physical object, untouched.
  3. 3.Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
  4. 4.Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
  5. 5.(usually not comparable) Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.

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