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Webster 1913 Edition

Virgin

Vir′gin

,
Noun.
[L.
virgo
,
-inis
: cf. OF.
virgine
,
virgene
,
virge
,
vierge
, F.
vierge
.]
1.
A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.
2.
A person of the male sex who has not known sexual indulgence.
[Archaic]
Wyclif.
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are
virgins
.
Rev. xiv. 4.
He his flesh hath overcome;
He was a
virgin
, as he said.
Gower.
3.
(Astron.)
See
Virgo
.
4.
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family
Lycaenidae
.
5.
(Zool.)
A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
The Virgin
, or
The Blessed Virgin
,
the Virgin Mary, the Mother of
Jesus Christ
.
–
Virgin’s bower
(Bot.)
,
a name given to several climbing plants of the genus
Clematis
, as
Clematis Vitalba
of Europe, and
Clematis Virginiana
of North America.

Vir′gin

,
Adj.
1.
Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty;
as, a
virgin
blush
.
“Virgin shame.”
Cowley.
Innocence and
virgin
modesty . . .
That would be wooed, and unsought be won.
Milton.
2.
Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new;
as,
virgin
soil;
virgin
gold.
“Virgin Dutch.”
G. W. Cable.
The white cold
virgin
snow upon my heart.
Shakespeare
A few ounces of mutton, with a little
virgin
oil.
Landor.
3.
Not yet pregnant; impregnant.
Milton.

Vir′gin

,
Verb.
I.
To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; – followed by it. See
It
, 5.
[Obs.]
“My true lip hath virgined it e'er since [that kiss].”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Virgin

VIR'GIN

,
Noun.
nearly vur'gin. [L. virgo.]
1.
A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man.
2.
A woman not a mother. [Unusual.]
3.
The sign Virgo. [See Virgo.]

VIR'GIN

,
Adj.
1.
Pure; untouched; as virgin gold.
2.
Fresh; new; unused; as virgin soil.

VIR'GIN

,
Verb.
I.
To play the virgin; a cant word.

Definition 2024

Virgin

Virgin

See also: virgin

English

Proper noun

Virgin

  1. Mary, the mother of Jesus.
  2. The constellation and star sign Virgo.
    • 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Court:
      In Autumpne, whan the sonne in vyrgyne / By radyante hete enryped hath our corne [...].
  3. (Britain) A conglomeration of various businesses founded by Richard Branson (Officially the "Virgin Group", but often dubbed the "Virgin Empire").
  4. A surname​.
  5. A town in Utah.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Black Virgin
  • Virgin Birth

Translations

Anagrams

virgin

virgin

See also: Virgin

English

Noun

virgin ‎(plural virgins)

  1. A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
  2. (informal) One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
    I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin.
  3. Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
  4. A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

virgin ‎(not comparable)

  1. In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Milton
      Innocence and virgin modesty […] / That would be wooed, and unsought be won.
    • 1913, DH Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, Penguin 2006, p. 294:
      He was now about twenty-three years old, and, though still virgin, the sex instinct that Miriam had over refined for so long now grew particularly strong.
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 314:
      Helvidius […] took the plain meaning of scripture to say that Jesus patently had brothers and sisters, so therefore his mother, Mary, had enjoyed a normal family life rather than remaining perpetually virgin.
  2. Of a physical object, untouched.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare
      the white cold virgin snow upon my heart
  3. Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
    virgin prairie, a virgin ecosystem, virgin forest
    The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.
  4. Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
  5. Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
    a virgin daiquiri

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Anagrams

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • vergin (popular, dated)

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin virgō, virginem. Compare the doublet vergură.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /virˈd͡ʒin/

Adjective

virgin m, n ‎(feminine singular virgină, masculine plural virgini, feminine and neuter plural virgine)

  1. virgin, that which has not had sexual intercourse, chaste, maiden, virginal
  2. untouched, clean, stainless, immaculate, pure

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Etymology

Borrowing from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virgō.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒɪn

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