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1. (adj.) chaste
refraining from sexual intercourse, regarded as contrary to morality or religion.
2. chaste
virginal.
3. chaste
not engaging in sexual relations; celibate.
4. chaste
decent and modest:
chaste conversation.
5. chaste
unsullied; undefiled:
chaste white snow.
6. chaste
pure in style; simple; unadorned:
a chaste design.
Etymology: (1175–1225; < OF < L castus clean, pure)
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| Definition of 'chaste' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) chaste
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
"a holy woman innocent and chaste"
2. (adj) chaste
pure and simple in design or style
"a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"
3. (adj) chaste
abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
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| Definition of 'chaste' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) chaste
pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent
2. (adj) chaste
pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes
3. (adj) chaste
pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art
4. (adj) chaste
unmarried
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Sense: pure and virtuous.
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Afrikaans: kuis |
Arabic: عَفيف، طاهِر |
Bulgarian: целомъдрен |
Brazilian: casto |
Czech: cudný, neposkvrněný |
German: keusch |
Danish: ærbar; kysk |
Greek: αγνός |
Spanish: casto, puro |
Estonian: vooruslik |
Farsi: پرهیزکار؛ پاکدامن |
Finnish: siveä |
French: chaste |
Hebrew: תָמִים |
Hindi: शुद्ध |
Croatian: krepostan, djevičanski, n |
Hungarian: tiszta |
Indonesian: suci |
Icelandic: skírlífur, heiðvirður, sa |
Italian: casto |
Japanese: 純潔な |
Korean: 순결한 |
Lithuanian: doras, skaistus |
Latvian: šķīsts; nevainīgs |
Malay: suci |
Dutch: kuis |
Norwegian: kysk, rein, jomfruelig;ær |
Polish: cnotliwy |
Persian: پرهیزکار؛ پاکدامن |
Pashto: پاك، سپېڅلې: بوبه، سوچه ب |
Portuguese: casto |
Romanian: cast |
Russian: целомудренный |
Slovak: cudný |
Slovenian: nedolžen |
Serbian: neporočan |
Swedish: kysk, ren |
Thai: ที่สะอาดบริสุทธิ์ |
Turkish: iffetli, namuslu |
Taiwanese: 貞潔的 |
Ukrainian: невинний, цнотливий |
Urdu: با عصمت ، نیک ، پرہیز گار |
Vietnamese: trinh bạch |
Chinese: 贞洁的 |
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