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chaste

Pronunciation: /tʃeɪst/
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Definition of chaste

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

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