Meaning & use
virgin
A person who has never had sexual intercourse.
See it in a sentence
The novel's shy protagonist was a virgin navigating his first serious relationship.
She remained a virgin until she met her future husband in her late twenties.
A note on using this word
Virgin is also commonly used as an adjective for anything pure, untouched, or used for the first time, as in virgin forest or virgin olive oil.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Not yet used, touched, or exploited; in its original, natural state.
The explorers pushed deeper into virgin forest that had never been logged.
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