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chasteness

chasteness noun: the state of being chaste; chastity.

Noun

chasteness (usually uncountable, plural chastenesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being chaste; chastity
    • The chasteness of her dress made her appear the allusive semblance of Purity itself1805, Emily Clark, The banks of the Douro
    • Livia's public image and her statues portrayed her as one imbued with the qualities of moral chasteness and matronly respectability2005, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, Ancient West & East

Forms of chasteness

pluralchastenesses

Origin of chasteness

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

Questions about chasteness

What does chasteness mean?
Chasteness means the state of being chaste; chastity.
What part of speech is chasteness?
Chasteness is a noun.
What is the plural of chasteness?
The plural of chasteness is chastenesses.

Words near chasteness in the dictionary

  1. chastened
  2. chastenedly
  3. chastenedness
  4. chastener
  5. chasteners
  6. chasteness
  7. chastenesses
  8. chastenest
  9. chasteneth
  10. chastening
  11. chasteningly

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