The difference between Untouched and Virgin
When used as adjectives, untouched means remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged, whereas virgin means in a state of virginity.
Virgin is also noun with the meaning: a person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
check bellow for the other definitions of Untouched and Virgin
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Untouched as an adjective:
Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged.
Examples:
"There are practically no untouched forests left in Europe."
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Untouched as an adjective:
Not eaten.
Examples:
"He left his vegetables untouched."
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Untouched as an adjective:
Not influenced, affected or swayed.
Examples:
"She was untouched by his tale of woes."
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Untouched as an adjective:
Not having come in contact.
Examples:
"Our chocolates are untouched by human hands."
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Untouched as an adjective:
Not talked about.
Examples:
"Politics was an untouched topic in our family."
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Virgin as a noun:
A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
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Virgin as a noun (informal):
One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
Examples:
"I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin."
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Virgin as a noun:
Any of several species of of the family Lycaenidae.
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Virgin as a noun:
A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
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Virgin as an adjective (usually, not comparable):
In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
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Virgin as an adjective:
Of a physical object, untouched.
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Virgin as an adjective:
Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
Examples:
"virgin prairie'', ''a virgin ecosystem'', ''[[virgin forest]]"
"virgin clay, i.e. clay that has never been fired"
"The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans."
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Virgin as an adjective:
Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
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Virgin as an adjective (usually, not comparable):
Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
Examples:
"a virgin daiquiri"