chaste´ness

chaste´ness
chaste «chayst», adjective.
1. morally pure; virtuous: »

Chaste as morning dew (Edward Young).

SYNONYM(S): innocent, continent.
2. Figurative. decent; modest.
3. Figurative. simple in taste or style; not too much ornamented. SYNONYM(S): classic.
[< Old French chaste, caste, learned borrowing from Latin castus pure. See etym. of doublet caste. (Cf.caste)]
chaste´ly, adverb.
chaste´ness, noun.

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  • un — un·abridged; un·accountable; un·answered; un·aware; un·balance; un·be; un·believe; un·bending; un·blown; un·bolted; un·bound; un·cal·low; un·certain; un·cial; un·ci·form; un·cle; un·clean·ly; un·co; un·collectible; un·comely; un·common;… …   English syllables

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