chaste
/t͡ʃeɪst/ adjective C2- Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse. · Theirs was a chaste marriage, loving and content.
- Synonym of celibate, abstaining from any sexual intercourse. · Theirs was a chaste marriage, cold and sexless.
- Synonym of virginal, innocent, having or providing no sexual knowledge or experience.
- Synonym of modest, particularly (sexism) in reference to behavior expected of sexually pure women.
- Synonym of austere, plain, unextravagant, particularly demure, sexually discreet.
Comparative chaster · Superlative chastest
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A light yacht, chaste and elegant in its form, was gliding amidst the first dews of night over the immense lake, extending from Gibraltar to the Dardanelles, and from Tunis to Venice.
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