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chastity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃæstɪti/ (US)
• (Canada) audio
• /ˈt͡ʃastɪti/ (UK)
• /ˈt͡ʃeɪstɪti/ (obsolete)
• [ˈt͡ʃæstɪɾi] (US)

Etymology

From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
   • In Catholic doctrine, the virtue of chastity is taken to be the principal foil to everyone's favourite deadly sin, lust. 2010, The Guardian, Celibacy: whose bright idea was that?, 29 May 2010
   • The monk took a vow of chastity.
   • vow of chastity
   • virtue and chastity

Forms

Antonyms

unchastity · inchastity · lust · incontinency · promiscuity · incontinence

Deriveds

chastity belt · chastity cage · nonchastity · chastity ring · Chastity

Hyponyms

celibacy

Relateds

chaste

Synonyms

chasteness

Translations (99)

mi takakautanga (abstaining from sexual activity) · kmr îfet (abstaining from sexual activity) · ko 순결 (abstaining from sexual activity) · la pudīcitia (abstaining from sexual activity) · vi tính giản dị (abstaining from sexual activity) · hi शुद्धता (abstaining from sexual activity) · sh не̏порочно̄ст (abstaining from sexual activity) · id kesucian (abstaining from sexual activity) · id kesederhanaan (abstaining from sexual activity) · tg покдоманӣ (abstaining from sexual activity) · th พรหมจรรย์ (abstaining from sexual activity) · kk пәктік (abstaining from sexual activity) · sh čȅdnōst (abstaining from sexual activity) · ast castidá (abstaining from sexual activity) · el αγνεία (abstaining from sexual activity) · it castità (abstaining from sexual activity) · cs cudnost (abstaining from sexual activity) · grc ἁγνεία (abstaining from sexual activity) · bg непоро́чност (abstaining from sexual activity) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 (abstaining from sexual activity) · km ព្រហ្មចារិភាព (abstaining from sexual activity) · id kemurnian (abstaining from sexual activity) · ky тазалык (abstaining from sexual activity) · ru целому́дрие (abstaining from sexual activity) · ko 정결 (abstaining from sexual activity) · lv šķīstība (abstaining from sexual activity) · th ความบริสุทธิ์ (abstaining from sexual activity) · eo ĉasteco (abstaining from sexual activity) · be няві́ннасць (abstaining from sexual activity) · nl zedigheid (abstaining from sexual activity) · tr iffet (abstaining from sexual activity) · nb renhet (abstaining from sexual activity) · uk неви́нність (abstaining from sexual activity) · fa عفت (abstaining from sexual activity) · sv kyskhet (abstaining from sexual activity) · fi siveys (abstaining from sexual activity) · ru неви́нность (abstaining from sexual activity) · ca castedat (abstaining from sexual activity) · sh че̏дно̄ст (abstaining from sexual activity) · sh celomudrenost (abstaining from sexual activity) · uz iffat (abstaining from sexual activity) · ka უბიწოება (abstaining from sexual activity) · fa پاکدامنی (abstaining from sexual activity) · et vooruslikkus (abstaining from sexual activity) · hy մաքրաբարոյություն (abstaining from sexual activity) · gl castidade (abstaining from sexual activity) · sq dëlirësi (abstaining from sexual activity) · ja 貞潔 (abstaining from sexual activity) · de Keuschheit (abstaining from sexual activity) · ja 貞操 (abstaining from sexual activity) · sk cudnosť (abstaining from sexual activity) · cu цѣломѫдриѥ (abstaining from sexual activity) · da kyskhed (abstaining from sexual activity) · uk цнотли́вість (abstaining from sexual activity) · lt dorovingumas (abstaining from sexual activity) · sh целомудреност (abstaining from sexual activity) · ky пакизалык (abstaining from sexual activity) · hu szüzesség (abstaining from sexual activity) · be цнатлі́васць (abstaining from sexual activity) · bn সতীত্ব (abstaining from sexual activity) · vi bình dị (abstaining from sexual activity) · ja 純潔 (abstaining from sexual activity) · nl kuisheid (abstaining from sexual activity) · sh nȅporočnōst (abstaining from sexual activity) · cmn 貞潔 /贞洁 (abstaining from sexual activity) · cmn 貞操 /贞操 (abstaining from sexual activity) · vi trinh tiết (abstaining from sexual activity) · es castidad (abstaining from sexual activity) · el αγνότητα (abstaining from sexual activity) · ky кыздык (abstaining from sexual activity) · sl vzdržnost (abstaining from sexual activity) · az iffət (abstaining from sexual activity) · sv renhet (abstaining from sexual activity) · uk непоро́чність (abstaining from sexual activity) · mt kastità (abstaining from sexual activity) · la castitās (abstaining from sexual activity) · nb kyskhet (abstaining from sexual activity) · mk чедност (abstaining from sexual activity) · fr chasteté (abstaining from sexual activity) · ru непоро́чность (abstaining from sexual activity) · ar عِفَّة (abstaining from sexual activity) · ar طَهَارَة (abstaining from sexual activity) · lo ພົມມະຈັນ (abstaining from sexual activity) · pl czystość (abstaining from sexual activity) · ug ئىپپەت (abstaining from sexual activity) · ps عفت (abstaining from sexual activity) · pt castidade (abstaining from sexual activity) · ko 정조 (abstaining from sexual activity) · cmn 貞節 /贞节 (abstaining from sexual activity) · cmn 純潔 /纯洁 (abstaining from sexual activity) · ota حصانت (abstaining from sexual activity) · hi सतीत्व (abstaining from sexual activity) · ro castitate (abstaining from sexual activity) · hi शुचिता (abstaining from sexual activity) · be беззага́ннасць (abstaining from sexual activity) · tg иффат (abstaining from sexual activity) · ur عِفَّت (abstaining from sexual activity) · nn kyskleik (abstaining from sexual activity) · bg целомъ́дрие (abstaining from sexual activity)