Thesaurus: chaste

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1. a. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.
2. a. Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes.
3. a. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art.
4. a. Unmarried.
5. adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
6. adj. pure and simple in design or style
7. adj. abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
8. 1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent. "As chaste as Diana." Shak. Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced. Milton. 2. Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a chaste mind; chaste eyes. 3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste style in composition or art. That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence, the Book of Common Prayer. Macaulay. 4. Unmarried. [Obs.] Chaucer. Syn. -- Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate; spotless. Chaste tree. Same as Agnus castus.
9. j:100 a. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) s. pure and simple in design or style s. abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse