What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

L vs Virgin - What's the difference?

l | virgin |

As a letter l

is the twelfth letter of the.

As a symbol l

is symbol for liter or litre.

As a proper noun virgin is

mary, the mother of jesus.

l

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=k, next=m, image= (wikipedia l)

Letter

  • The twelfth letter of the .

    • See also

    (Latn-script)

    Symbol

    (Alveolar lateral approximant) (mul-symbol)
  • alveolar lateral approximant.
  • litre or liter
  • The Roman numeral representing 50.
  • (linear) length (arclength is often denoted with a cursive l)

    • Synonyms

    * (litre) L

    See also

    * (lezh) {{Letter , page=L , NATO=Lima , Morse=·–·· , Character=L , Braille=? }} Image:Latin L.png, Capital and lowercase versions of L , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter L.png, Uppercase and lowercase L in Fraktur ----

    virgin

    English

    (wikipedia virgin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
  • (informal) One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
    • I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin .
  • Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
  • A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

    • Synonyms

    * (person who has never had sexual intercourse) maiden (dated; used of a woman only''), unicorn bait (qualifier), virgo intacta (''medical term; used of a woman only ), vestal

    Adjective

    (-)
  • In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
  • * (and other bibliographic particulars) Milton
    • Innocence and virgin modesty / That would be wooed, and unsought be won.
  • * 1913 , (DH Lawrence), Sons and Lovers , Penguin 2006, p. 294:
    • He was now about twenty-three years old, and, though still virgin , the sex instinct that Miriam had over refined for so long now grew particularly strong.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 314:
    • Helvidius took the plain meaning of scripture to say that Jesus patently had brothers and sisters, so therefore his mother, Mary, had enjoyed a normal family life rather than remaining perpetually virgin .
  • Of a physical object, untouched.
  • * (and other bibliographic particulars) Shakespeare
    • the white cold virgin snow upon my heart
  • Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
    • virgin''' prairie'', ''a '''virgin ecosystem'', ''virgin forest
    The virgin lands of the Americas were awaiting the Europeans.
  • Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
  • Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
    • a virgin daiquiri

    Synonyms

    * (of a physical object) brand new, pristine, unspoilt, untouched

    Derived terms

    * extra virgin * virginal * virgin birth, Virgin Birth * virginity * Virgin Islands * Virgin Mary

    Anagrams

    * * ----