chasteness
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chaste
(chāst)adj. chast·er, chast·est
1.
a. Not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal.
b. Abstaining from sexual relations that are not sanctioned by certain religious laws or moral principles.
c. Abstaining from sexual relations; celibate.
2. Not involving or suggestive of sexual desire or indecency: a chaste kiss; a chaste conversation.
3. Pure or simple in design or style; austere.
chaste′ly adv.
chaste′ness n.
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Noun | 1. | chasteness - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious |
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Translations
عِفَّه، طَهارَه
cudnostzdrženlivost
ærbarhedkyskhed
skírlífi
počestnosť
iffetnamusluluk
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chasteness
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chaste
(tʃeist) adjective pure and virtuous.
chastity (ˈtʃӕstəti) nounˈchasteness noun
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