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chasteness
chaste C0258300 (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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | chasteness - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"simpleness, simplicity, restraintplainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious |
Translationschaste (tʃeist) adjective pure and virtuous. 貞潔的 贞洁的chastity (ˈtʃӕstəti) noun 貞潔 贞洁ˈchasteness noun 貞潔 贞洁EncyclopediaSeechasteMedicalSeeChastechasteness
Related to chasteness: uncontaminatedSynonyms for chastenessnoun lack of ornamentationSynonyms- simpleness
- simplicity
- restraint
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