Definitions for Virgin
ˈvɜr dʒɪnVir·gin

Princeton's WordNet(2.86 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. virginnoun

   a person who has never had sex

2. Virgo, Virginnoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

3. Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Virginadjective

   the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22

4. virginadjective

   being used or worked for the first time

   "virgin wool"

5. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuousadjective

   in a state of sexual virginity

   "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. virginnoun

   A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.

   I've always wanted to sleep with a virgin but I don't see it happening.

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

2. virginnoun

   Preceded by a noun, a person who has never used or experienced what is denoted by the noun.

   I've never used Google before uE000121537uE001 you could say I'm a Google virgin.

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

3. virginadjective

   In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

4. virginadjective

   Of a physical object, untouched.

   virgin forest

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

5. virginadjective

   Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

6. virginadjective

   Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.

   a virgin daiquiri

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

7. Virginnoun

   Mary, the mother of Jesus.

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

8. Virginnoun

   The common name for the constellation Virgo and another name for the star sign Virgo.

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

9. Virginnoun

   A conglomeration of various businesses founded by Richard Branson (Officially the "Virgin Group", but often dubbed the "Virgin Empire").

   Etymology: From virgine, from virginem (nominative: virgo).

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Virginnoun

   a woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

2. Virginnoun

   a person of the male sex who has not known sexual indulgence

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

3. Virginnoun

   see Virgo

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

4. Virginnoun

   any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

5. Virginnoun

   a female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

6. Virginadjective

   being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

7. Virginadjective

   pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil; virgin gold

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

8. Virginadjective

   not yet pregnant; impregnant

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

9. Virginverb

   to act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it. See It, 5

   Etymology: [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene, virge, vierge, F. vierge.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Virgin

   Virgin was a Polish pop rock band created in 2000 that officially disbanded in 2007. Its lead singer was Dorota Rabczewska.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Virgin

   vėr′jin, n. a maiden: a woman who has had no sexual intercourse with man: one devoted to virginity: a madonna, a figure of the Virgin: a person of either sex who has not known sexual intercourse: any female animal that has not copulated: a parthenogenetic insect: (astron.) Virgo, one of the signs of the zodiac.—adj. becoming a maiden: maidenly: pure: chaste: undefiled: fresh, new: parthenogenetic.—v.i. (Shak.) to continue chaste.—adj. Vir′ginal, maidenly: (zool.) parthenogenetic.—n. Virginā′le, a book of prayers and hymns to the Virgin Mary.—adj. Vir′gin-born, born of the Virgin, of Jesus Christ: (zool.) born by internal gemmation without impregnation.—ns. Virgin′ity, Vir′ginhood, the state of a virgin; Vir′gin-knot (Shak.), maidenly chastity, in reference to the unloosing of the girdles of Greek and Roman maidens on marriage.—adj. Vir′ginly, pure.—adv. chastely.—ns. Vir′gin's-bow′er, a species of clematis, hedge-vine; Vir′gin-wor′ship, adoration of the Virgin Mary; Vir′go, the Virgin, in the zodiac.—Virgin birth, generation, parthenogenesis; Virgin clay, in pottery, &c., clay which has never been fired.—The Virgin, The Blessed Virgin, the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ. [O, Fr.,—L. virgo, virginis.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. virgin

   Unused; pristine; in a known initial state. “Let's bring up a virgin system and see if it crashes again.” (Esp.: useful after contracting a virus through SEX.) Also, by extension, buffers and the like within a program that have not yet been used.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Virgin' in Nouns Frequency: #2180

Anagrams for Virgin »

1. riving

2. Irving

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Virgin in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Virgin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Virgin in a Sentence

1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   A virgin woman has saved France as a virgin man has saved all mankind. (Une pucelle a sauvé la France, - Comme Un puceau a sauvé tous les hommes.)

2. Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete:

   In the landscape as it stands today we are in good shape, But the position taken by BT when and if it launches in mobile will be a key event. Virgin and others already have converged offers, but we don’t see a major appetite from consumers. So we’ll see how that evolves.

3. Nick Horby:

   People go on about places like Starbucks being unpersonal and all that, but what if that's what you want? I'd be lost if people like that got their way and there was nothing unpersonal in the world. I like to know that there are big places without windows where no one gives a shit. You need confidence to go into small places with regular customers... I'm happiest in the Virgin Megastore and Borders and Starbucks and Pizza Express, where no one gives a shit and no one knows who you are. My mum & dad are always going on about how soulless those places are, and I'm like Der. That's the point

4. King Henry IV of France:

   ...Henri IV of France wisecracked that there were three things that nobody believed: that Archduke Albert was a good general, that he (Henri) was a good Catholic and the Queen of England was a virgin..." E.J. Burford, The Orrible Synne, Calders & Bayers, London, 1973, Ch. 13, p. 166.

5. Peggy Kotsopoulos:

   Make your own homemade salad dressing with extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil. These oils are heart-healthy, great for your body and help absorb those precious nutrients veggies provide.

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