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- [cheyst]
- /tʃeɪst/
- /tʃeɪst/
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- [cheyst]
- /tʃeɪst/
Definitions of chaste word
- adjective chaste If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife. 3
- adjective chaste Something that is chaste is very simple in style, without very much decoration. 3
- adjective chaste not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal 3
- adjective chaste abstaining from sexual intercourse, esp that which is unlawful or immoral 3
- adjective chaste (of conduct, speech, etc) pure; decent; modest 3
- adjective chaste (of style or taste) free from embellishment; simple; restrained 3
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Origin of chaste
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin castus clean, pure, chaste
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Parts of speech for Chaste
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chaste popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
chaste usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chaste
adj chaste
- subdued — quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- virginal — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin: virginal purity.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- unblemished — to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions.
adjective chaste
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- uncorrupted — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- incorrupt — not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
Antonyms for chaste
adj chaste
- defiled — to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
- lewd — inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- unchaste — not chaste; not virtuous; not pure: an unchaste woman.
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
adjective chaste
- impure — not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air.
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