ˈpjʊə ˈpjʊɹ ˈvɛs.t(ə)l ˈvɝdʒɪn ˈvɜːdʒɪn ˈvɝdʒɪn ˈvɜːdʒɪn ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs 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 being used or worked for the first time virgin wool a person who has never had sex