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chasteness

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from chastnesse

Definitions

  1. The state of being chaste

    The state of being chaste; chastity

    • The chasteness of her dress made her appear the allusive semblance of Purity itself
    • Livia's public image and her statues portrayed her as one imbued with the qualities of moral chasteness and matronly respectability

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA