Definitions for chasteness
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
chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness(noun)
lack of ornamentation
"the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
Wiktionary
chasteness(Noun)
The state of being chaste; chastity
Webster Dictionary
Chasteness(noun)
chastity; purity
Chasteness(noun)
freedom from all that is meretricious, gaudy, or affected; as, chasteness of design
Translations for chasteness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
chasteness(noun)
pure and virtuous.
- kuisheidAfrikaans
- عِفَّه، طَهارَهArabic
- приличиеBulgarian
- castidadePortuguese (BR)
- cudnost, zdrženlivostCzech
- die ReinheitGerman
- ærbarhed; kyskhedDanish
- αγνότητα, αρετήGreek
- castidadSpanish
- vooruslikkusEstonian
- وارستگی؛ حجبFarsi
- siveysFinnish
- chastetéFrench
- צְנִיעוּתHebrew
- शीलता, शुचिताHindi
- čistoćaCroatian
- tisztaságHungarian
- kemurnianIndonesian
- skírlífiIcelandic
- castitàItalian
- 純潔であることJapanese
- 벌하여 바로잡다Korean
- dorumas, skaistumasLithuanian
- šķīstums; nevainīgumsLatvian
- penuh kesucianMalay
- kuisheidDutch
- kyskhet, jomfruelighetNorwegian
- niewinnośćPolish
- وارستگی؛ حجبPersian
- حجابPashto
- castidadePortuguese
- castitateRomanian
- целомудренностьRussian
- počestnosťSlovak
- čistostSlovenian
- neporočnostSerbian
- kyskhet, renhetSwedish
- ความบริสุทธิ์Thai
- iffet, namuslulukTurkish
- 貞潔Chinese (Trad.)
- невинністьUkrainian
- نیکی ، پاکیزگی ، پرہیزگاری ، باعصمت ہوناUrdu
- sự trong trắngVietnamese
- 贞洁Chinese (Simp.)
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