The difference between Virgin and Virgo intacta

When used as nouns, virgin means a person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all, whereas virgo intacta means a girl or woman whose hymen remains unbroken.


Virgin is also adjective with the meaning: in a state of virginity.

check bellow for the other definitions of Virgin and Virgo intacta

  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"

  1. Virgo intacta as a noun (medicine):

    A girl or woman whose hymen remains unbroken.

  2. Virgo intacta as a noun:

    A woman who has never had sexual intercourse.