chaste

(chāst)
adj., chast·er, chast·est.

1. Morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest.
2. 1. Not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal.
   2. Abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse.
   3. Abstaining from all sexual intercourse; celibate.
3. Pure or simple in design or style; austere.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin castus.]

chastely chaste'ly adv.
chasteness chaste'ness n.

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adjective

Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct: decent, modest, nice, pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous. See good/bad, restraint/unrestraint, sex/asexual.

adj

Definition: pure, incorrupt
Antonyms: corrupt, defiled, dirty, lewd, unchaste, wanton

IN BRIEF: Pure in thought and act.

The club members decided to work to be chaste as a way to help the world.

Tutor's tip: His "chaste" (pure, virginal) thoughts were "chased" (to cause to leave) away by the temptations around him.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærbar, enkel

Nederlands (Dutch)
kuis, deugdzaam, bescheiden

Français (French)
adj. - chaste, pudique, pur, sobre, simple

Deutsch (German)
adj. - keusch, gesittet, schlicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγνός, ενάρετος

Italiano (Italian)
casto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - casto, singelo, castiço

Русский (Russian)
непорочный, целомудренный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - casto, púdico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kysk, sträng, enkel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贞洁的, 朴素的, 纯洁的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 貞潔的, 樸素的, 純潔的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순결한, 고상한, 조촐한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 純潔な, 簡素な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عفيف, طاهر, نقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צנוע, פרוש, טהור, פשוט‬

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