chasteness

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noun

The state of being chaste; chastity

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restraintsimplicitysimpleness
OriginMiddle English chastnesse →
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Meanings

nounchasteness (usually uncountable, plural chastenesses)

plural chastenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being chaste; chastity

    The chasteness of her dress made her appear the allusive semblance of Purity itself

    1805, Emily Clark, The banks of the Douro
    1 more example

    Livia's public image and her statues portrayed her as one imbued with the qualities of moral chasteness and matronly respectability

    2005, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, Ancient West & East

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlack of ornamentation

Similar
restraintsimplicitysimpleness
Broader
plainness
Also see
chastityhonestyrestraintsimplenesssimplicity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishchastnesse
  2. Englishchasteness

From Middle English chastnesse; equivalent to chaste + -ness.

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APA

chasteness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasteness

MLA

“chasteness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasteness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chasteness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasteness.

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