celibate

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adj

Definition: abstaining from sexual activity
Antonyms: active, promiscuous

IN BRIEF: One who abstains from sexual relations, especially by reason of religious vows.

They couple remained celibate until they got married.

Tutor's tip: The "celibate" (one who abstains from sexual relations) monk sat down to "cerebrate" (think) about how to "calibrate" (correct the gradations on a measuring instrument) his scale, but an old friend arrived to "celebrate" (engage in festivities to mark an

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For a list of words related to celibate, see:

• Moderate, Sane, Conservative, or Old-Fashioned

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ugift, i cølibat
n. - ugift person, person i cølibat

Nederlands (Dutch)
celibatair

Français (French)
adj. - célibataire
n. - célibataire, personne chaste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zölibatär
adj. - zölibatär, ehelos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άγαμος, εργένης
adj. - άγαμος, εργένικος

Italiano (Italian)
celibe

Português (Portuguese)
n. - celibatário (m)
adj. - celibatário

Русский (Russian)
давший обет безбрачия

Español (Spanish)
adj. - célibe, soltero
n. - célibe, soltero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - person som lever i celibat
adj. - ogift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
独身的, 独身主义的, 独身者, 独身主义者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 獨身的, 獨身主義的
n. - 獨身者, 獨身主義者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독신의
n. - 독신자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 独身者
adj. - 独身の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أعزب, غير متزوج (صفه) عزوبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתנזר מיחסי-מין‬
n. - ‮רווק‬

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