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.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin castus; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]

chaste′ly adv.
chaste′ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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

chasteness

[ˈtʃeɪstnɪs] Ncastidad f
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chasteness

n (of person, relationship)Keuschheit f; (= simplicity: of style) → Schlichtheit f
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chaste

(tʃeist) adjective
pure and virtuous.
chastity (ˈtʃӕstəti) noun
ˈchasteness noun
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