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chastenesses

chastenesses is the plural of chasteness.

Meaning of chasteness

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

Questions about chastenesses

What is chastenesses the plural of?
Chastenesses is the plural of chasteness.

Words near chastenesses in the dictionary

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

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