The difference between Unused and Virgin

When used as adjectives, unused means not used, 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 Unused and Virgin

  1. Unused as an adjective (not comparable):

    Not used.

    Examples:

    "I have two unused vouchers for a free meal."

  2. Unused as an adjective:

    Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with.

    Examples:

    "I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside."

  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"

Compare words:

Compare with synonyms and related words: