chaste
adjective
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
chasteness
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a word derived from
chaste.
Example Sentences
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The chasteness of Nolan’s version bugs me as it’s insulting he doesn’t trust audiences to grapple with this hero’s moral complexity — and I’m gut-sick that he’s probably right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"The chasteness of Nolan's version bugs me as it's insulting he doesn't trust audiences to grapple with this hero's moral complexity - and I'm gut-sick that he's probably right."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
What the scandal does definitively show is that many who have advocated chasteness have shown contempt for it themselves.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2018
This filial defense, almost Victorian in its chasteness, followed minutes after an earlier tweet—swiftly deleted—that was rather less prim.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 9, 2012
"They are the same as other young ladies, except more highly cultured, more of education, more of that—what you call—indefinable chasteness."
From Wings of the Wind by Credo Fitch Harris
