Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun virgin

3 senses of virgin

Sense 1
virgin -- (a person who has never had sex)
       => innocent, inexperienced person -- (a person who lacks knowledge of evil)

Sense 2
Virgo, Virgin -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 3
Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Virgin -- (the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22)
       INSTANCE OF=> sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

Antonyms of adj virgin

2 senses of virgin

Sense 1
virgin -- (being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool")

INDIRECT (VIA new) -> old -- (of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money")

Sense 2
pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous -- (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")

INDIRECT (VIA chaste) -> unchaste -- (not chaste; "unchaste conduct")

Similarity of adj virgin

2 senses of virgin

Sense 1
virgin -- (being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool")
       => new (vs. old) -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")

Sense 2
pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous -- (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")
       => chaste (vs. unchaste) -- (morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste")

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