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chasteness en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English chastnesse; equivalent to chaste + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The state of being chaste; chastity
   • The chasteness of her dress made her appear the allusive semblance of Purity itself 1805, Emily Clark, The banks of the Douro:
   • Livia's public image and her statues portrayed her as one imbued with the qualities of moral chasteness and matronly respectability 2005, Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, Ancient West & East:

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