Antonyms for chasteness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : cheyst

Phonetic Transcription : tʃeɪst

Definition of chasteness

Origin : c.1200, "virtuous, pure from unlawful sexual intercourse" (as defined by the Church), from Old French chaste "morally pure" (12c.), from Latin castus "clean, pure, morally pure" (see caste). Transferred sense of "sexually pure" is by 15c., perhaps by influence of chastity, though chaste as a noun meaning "virgin person" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Chastely.

As in austerity : noun refraining; abstinence
As in virginity : noun celibacy, chastity
As in chastity : noun celibacy, purity
As in virtuousness : noun chastity

Example sentences :

It is greatly admired for the symmetry and chasteness of its details.
Extract from : « One Irish Summer » by William Eleroy Curtis

Above all the others, many of which were more passionate, this one stands out with the chasteness of a lily.
Extract from : « Robert Burns » by Gabriel Setoun

But beyond that verge no temporary exhilaration of spirits ever betrayed the chasteness, the delicacy of Selina's judgment.
Extract from : « Manners, Vol 2 of 3 » by Frances Brooke

He is the author of several little works and literary essays, all written with singular energy and chasteness of language.
Extract from : « My Ten Years' Imprisonment » by Silvio Pellico

Seldom indeed have chasteness of execution and voluptuousness of character been so curiously and indissolubly blended.
Extract from : « The Odes of Anacreon » by Thomas Moore

It rivals the preceding style in chasteness and elegance, while it surpasses it in richness.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Pictorial History » by Henry W. Donald

Among the many striking merits of this book, are, the perspicuity of the narrative, and chasteness of the style.
Extract from : « Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained » by Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones

I think it is written with perspicuity, chasteness, and impartiality.
Extract from : « Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained » by Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones

Chasteness of the girls before marriage was by no means strictly observed, nor was it required.
Extract from : « The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State » by Frederick Engels

Chasteness of the girls was in general carefully maintained, different from the custom of the Celts.
Extract from : « The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State » by Frederick Engels

Synonyms for chasteness

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