Virgin
(
noun
,
adjective
)
(As a noun)
Virgin ( noun )
- A person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- A woman who has never had sexual intercourse.
- A person or thing that is unspoiled, unsullied, or unused.
- A female member of a religious order who has taken vows of chastity.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french virgine, from latin virgo "maiden, young girl".
Examples:
- She was a virgin when she got married.
- He was a virgin until the age of 25.
- The island was a virgin territory that had not been explored yet.
- The forest was a virgin jungle untouched by human hands.
- The nun was a virgin, having taken vows of chastity.
(As an adjective)
Virgin ( adjective )
- A person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- A woman who has never had sexual intercourse.
- A person or thing that is unspoiled, unsullied, or unused.
- A female member of a religious order who has taken vows of chastity.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french virgine, from latin virgo "maiden, young girl".
Examples:
- She was a virgin when she got married.
- He was a virgin until the age of 25.
- The island was a virgin territory that had not been explored yet.
- The forest was a virgin jungle untouched by human hands.
- The nun was a virgin, having taken vows of chastity.