chastity

Speech parts

1. chastity - Noun

2. Chastity - Proper noun

Meaning

The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.

Moral purity.

The unmarried life; celibacy.

Chasteness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

virtue honor integrity purity innocence celibacy abstinence modesty cleanliness decency continence self-restraint uprightness chasteness maidenhead
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Antonyms

lust unchastity bender saturnalia wile smut
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Hypernyms

morality abstinence

Hyponyms

honor purity honour pureness

Related terms

chaste

Phrases with the word

keep a vow of chastity take a vow of chastity take a vow of chastity and celibacy give vow of chastity continued chastity goddess of chastity

Anagrams

yachtist

Examples

Chastity - the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions. Aldous Huxley

Rich men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor women without chastity. George Bernard Shaw

A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. Nathaniel Hawthorne

Beauty and chastity are always quarreling. Spanish Proverb

Thrift is to a man what chastity is to a woman. American Proverb

A beautiful girl's cheeks are the foes of her chastity. Greek Proverb

Close letter words and terms

chastise chastisement chastiser chastity belt chastity cage chastity ring