chaste

 
Pronunciation: /tʃeɪst/

adjective

  • abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse: what is required of celibate Catholic clergy is to remain chaste
  • not having any sexual nature or intention: a chaste, consoling embrace
  • without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained: chaste Classical symmetry

Derivatives

chastely

adverb

chasteness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin castus