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

  1. Untouched as an adjective:

    Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged.

    Examples:

    "There are practically no untouched forests left in Europe."

  2. Untouched as an adjective:

    Not eaten.

    Examples:

    "He left his vegetables untouched."

  3. Untouched as an adjective:

    Not influenced, affected or swayed.

    Examples:

    "She was untouched by his tale of woes."

  4. Untouched as an adjective:

    Not having come in contact.

    Examples:

    "Our chocolates are untouched by human hands."

  5. Untouched as an adjective:

    Not talked about.

    Examples:

    "Politics was an untouched topic in our family."

  1. 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.

  2. 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."

  3. Virgin as a noun:

    Any of several species of of the family Lycaenidae.

  4. 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.

  1. Virgin as an adjective (usually, not comparable):

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

  2. Virgin as an adjective:

    Of a physical object, untouched.

  3. 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."

  4. Virgin as an adjective:

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

  5. Virgin as an adjective (usually, not comparable):

    Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.

    Examples:

    "a virgin daiquiri"