chaste

chaste

virgin; celibate; undefiled; pure in style; simple: a chaste design

Not to be confused with:

chased – pursued; driven or expelled by force or harassment: chased out of the house

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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.

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

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chaste′ly adv.

chaste′ness n.

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chaste

(tʃeɪst)

adj

1. not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal

2. abstaining from sexual intercourse, esp that which is unlawful or immoral

3. (of conduct, speech, etc) pure; decent; modest

4. (of style or taste) free from embellishment; simple; restrained

[C13: from Old French, from Latin castus pure; compare caste]

ˈchastely adv

ˈchasteness n

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chaste

(tʃeɪst)

adj. chast•er, chast•est.

1. refraining from sexual intercourse, regarded as contrary to morality or religion.

2. virginal.

3. not engaging in sexual relations; celibate.

4. decent and modest: chaste conversation.

5. unsullied; undefiled: chaste white snow.

6. pure in style; simple; unadorned: a chaste design.

[1175–1225; < Old French < Latin castus clean, pure]

chaste′ly, adv.

chaste′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" moral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" pure - (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow" virtuous - morally excellent unchaste - not chaste; "unchaste conduct"
	2.	chaste - pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
	3.	chaste - abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse moral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"

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chaste

adjective

1. pure, moral, decent, innocent, immaculate, wholesome, virtuous, virginal, unsullied, uncontaminated, undefiled, incorrupt Her character was pure, her thoughts chaste.
pure dirty, corrupt, tainted, immoral, blemished, promiscuous, self-indulgent, wanton, unrestrained, unclean, impure, dishonourable, skanky (slang), unchaste

2. simple, quiet, elegant, modest, refined, restrained, austere, unaffected, decorous Beyond them she could see the dim, chaste interior of the room.

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chaste

adjective

Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct:

decent, modest, nice, pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous.

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Translations

عَفيف، طاهِر

cudnýneposkvrněný

ærbarkysk

keusch

chaste

skírlífur, heiîvirîur, saklaus

castopudicocastacastit...

dorovingumasdorumasskaistumasskaistusskaistybė

nevainīgsšķīsts

ærbarjomfrueligkyskrein

cudný

iffetlinamuslu

贞洁的

chaste

[tʃeɪst] ADJ → casto

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chaste

[ˈtʃeɪst] adj

(old-fashioned) [person] → chaste; [kiss] → chaste

[style] → sobre, simple

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chaste

adj (+er) (= pure, virtuous) → keusch; (= simple, unadvanced) style, elegance → schlicht

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chaste

[tʃeɪst] adj → casto/a

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chaste

(tʃeist) adjective

pure and virtuous. kuis عَفيف، طاهِر целомъдрен casto cudný, neposkvrněný keusch ærbar; kysk αγνόςcasto, puro vooruslik پرهیزکار؛ پاکدامن siveä chasteתמים शुद्ध krepostan, djevičanski, nevin tiszta suci skírlífur, heiðvirður, saklaus casto 純潔な 순결한 doras, skaistus šķīsts; nevainīgs suci kuis kysk, rein, jomfruelig; ærbarcnotliwy پاك، سپېڅلې: بوبه، سوچه باكره پاك لمنه casto cast целомудренный cudný nedolžen neporočan kysk, ren ที่สะอาดบริสุทธิ์ iffetli, namuslu 貞潔的 невинний, цнотливий با عصمت ، نیک ، پرہیز گار trinh bạch 贞洁的

chastity (ˈtʃӕstəti) noun

kuisheid عِفَّه، طَهارَه целомъдрие castidade cudnost, neposkvrněnost die Keuschheit ærbarhed; kyskhed αγνότηταcastidad vooruslikkus پاکدامنی؛ نجابت siveys chasteté; pudeurצניעות शील, सतीत्व, शुचिता djevičanstvo tisztaság kemurnian skírlífi, sakleysi, heiðvirði castità 純潔 순결 dorovingumas, skaistybė šķīstība; nevainība kesucian kuisheidkyskhet, uskyldcnota عفت، پاكى، سپېڅلتوب ، پاك لمني castidade castitate; pudoare целомудрие cudnosť nedolžnost, čistost neporočnost kyskhet, renhet ความบริสุทธิ์ iffet, namus 貞潔 невинність, цнотливість عصمت ، عزت trạng thái trinh bạch 贞洁

ˈchasteness noun

kuisheid عِفَّه، طَهارَه приличие castidade cudnost, zdrženlivost die Reinheit ærbarhed; kyskhed αγνότητα, αρετήcastidad vooruslikkus وارستگی؛ حجب siveys chastetéצניעות शीलता, शुचिता čistoća tisztaság kemurnian skírlífi castità 純潔であること 벌하여 바로잡다 dorumas, skaistumas šķīstums; nevainīgums penuh kesucian kuisheidkyskhet, jomfruelighetniewinność حجاب castidade castitate целомудренность počestnosť čistost neporočnost kyskhet, renhet ความบริสุทธิ์ iffet, namusluluk 貞潔 невинність نیکی ، پاکیزگی ، پرہیزگاری ، باعصمت ہونا sự trong trắng 贞洁

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