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chaste

[ cheyst ]
/ tʃeɪst /
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adjective, chast·er, chast·est.

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RELATED WORDS

subdued, platonic, virginal, celibate, unblemished, monogamous, austere, clean, continent, decent, decorous, elegant, immaculate, impotent, inexperienced, innocent, modest, moral, neat, proper

Nearby words

  1. chassid,
  2. chassidic,
  3. chassidim,
  4. chassis,
  5. chassé,
  6. chaste tree,
  7. chasten,
  8. chastening,
  9. chastise,
  10. chastisement

Origin of chaste

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin castus clean, pure, chaste
ANTONYMS FOR chaste
1. immoral. 4. coarse. 5. debased. 6. ornate.
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Related formschaste·ly, adverbchaste·ness, noun
Can be confusedcelibate chastechased chastechaste chest
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British Dictionary definitions for chaste

chaste

/ (tʃeɪst) /

adjective

not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal
abstaining from sexual intercourse, esp that which is unlawful or immoral
(of conduct, speech, etc) pure; decent; modest
(of style or taste) free from embellishment; simple; restrained
Derived Formschastely, adverbchasteness, noun

Word Origin for chaste

C13: from Old French, from Latin castus pure; compare caste
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Word Origin and History for chaste

chaste

adj.

c.1200, "virtuous, pure from unlawful sexual intercourse" (as defined by the Church), from Old French chaste "morally pure" (12c.), from Latin castus "clean, pure, morally pure" (see caste). Transferred sense of "sexually pure" is by 15c., perhaps by influence of chastity, though chaste as a noun meaning "virgin person" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Chastely.

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