Definitions for chastetʃeɪst
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
chastetʃeɪst(adj.)chast•er, chast•est.
refraining from sexual intercourse, regarded as contrary to morality or religion.
virginal.
not engaging in sexual relations; celibate.
decent and modest:
chaste conversation.
unsullied; undefiled:
chaste white snow.
pure in style; simple; unadorned:
a chaste design.
Origin of chaste:
1175–1225; < OF < L castus clean, pure
chaste′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
chaste(adj)
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
"a holy woman innocent and chaste"
chaste(adj)
pure and simple in design or style
"a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"
chaste(adj)
abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
Wiktionary
chaste(Adjective)
abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate
chaste(Adjective)
virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience
chaste(Adjective)
simple, austere, undecorative
chaste(Adjective)
modest, decent, morally pure
Origin: From chaste, from castus.
Webster Dictionary
Chaste(adj)
pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent
Chaste(adj)
pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes
Chaste(adj)
pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art
Chaste(adj)
unmarried
Translations for chaste
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
chaste(adjective)
pure and virtuous.
- kuisAfrikaans
- عَفيف، طاهِرArabic
- целомъдренBulgarian
- castoPortuguese (BR)
- cudný, neposkvrněnýCzech
- keuschGerman
- ærbar; kyskDanish
- αγνόςGreek
- casto, puroSpanish
- vooruslikEstonian
- پرهیزکار؛ پاکدامنFarsi
- siveäFinnish
- chasteFrench
- תָמִיםHebrew
- शुद्धHindi
- krepostan, djevičanski, nevinCroatian
- tisztaHungarian
- suciIndonesian
- skírlífur, heiðvirður, saklausIcelandic
- castoItalian
- 純潔なJapanese
- 순결한Korean
- doras, skaistusLithuanian
- šķīsts; nevainīgsLatvian
- suciMalay
- kuisDutch
- kysk, rein, jomfruelig;ærbarNorwegian
- cnotliwyPolish
- پرهیزکار؛ پاکدامنPersian
- پاك، سپېڅلې: بوبه، سوچه باكره پاك لمنهPashto
- castoPortuguese
- castRomanian
- целомудренныйRussian
- cudnýSlovak
- nedolženSlovenian
- neporočanSerbian
- kysk, renSwedish
- ที่สะอาดบริสุทธิ์Thai
- iffetli, namusluTurkish
- 貞潔的Chinese (Trad.)
- невинний, цнотливийUkrainian
- با عصمت ، نیک ، پرہیز گارUrdu
- trinh bạchVietnamese
- 贞洁的Chinese (Simp.)
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