chaste[adjective]Synonyms: pure, immaculate, innocent, modest, simple, unaffected, undefiled, virtuous
Antonyms: unchaste
Contrasted words: coarse, gross, obscene, ribald, vulgar, lascivious, lecherous, licentious, lustful, gluttonous, incontinent, self-indulgent
Related Words: ethical,
moral,
righteous,
virtuous,
maidenly,
virgin,
virginal,
becoming,
decorous,
proper,
seemly,
abstinent,
continent [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
chaste /tʃeɪst/
adjective[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin castus 'pure']
1. old-fashioned not having sex with anyone, or not with anyone except your husband or wife ⇒
celibate,
chastity:
She led a chaste decent life.2. not showing sexual feelings:
a chaste kiss on the cheek3. simple and plain in style:
a chaste nightgown—chastely adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲