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Meaning of "chasteness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHASTENESS

chasteness  [ˈtʃeɪstnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHASTENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chasteness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHASTENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chasteness in the English dictionary

The definition of chasteness in the dictionary is asexuality. Other definition of chasteness is restraint.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHASTENESS


brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
colourfastness
ˈkʌləˌfɑ:stnɪs
completeness
kəmˈpliːtnɪs
correctness
kəˈrɛktnɪs
earnestness
ˈɜːnɪstnɪs
eyewitness
ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs
fastness
ˈfɑːstnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
greatness
ˈɡreɪtnɪs
hotness
ˈhɒtnɪs
justness
ˈdʒʌstnɪs
lightness
ˈlaɪtnɪs
moistness
ˈmɔɪstnɪs
robustness
rəʊˈbʌstnɪs
shamefacedness
ˈʃeɪmfeɪstnɪs
softness
ˈsɒftnɪs
steadfastness
ˈstedfəstnɪs
tightness
ˈtaɪtnɪs
vastness
ˈvɑːstnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHASTENESS

chassis
chaste
chaste tree
chastely
chasten
chastened
chastener
chastening
chasteningly
chastenment
chastisable
chastise
chastisement
chastiser
chastity
chastity belt
chasuble

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHASTENESS

adhesiveness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of chasteness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chasteness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHASTENESS

Find out the translation of chasteness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chasteness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chasteness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纯洁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chasteness
570 millions of speakers

English

chasteness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chasteness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطهارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

целомудрие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chasteness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chasteté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesucian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Keuschheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chasteness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chasteness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chasteness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chasteness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுக்கத்திலும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chasteness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

castità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chasteness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цнотливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

castitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chasteness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chasteness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chasteness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

renhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chasteness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASTENESS»

The term «chasteness» is normally little used and occupies the 120.228 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASTENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chasteness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chasteness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chasteness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHASTENESS»

Discover the use of chasteness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chasteness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Politics and the Arts: Letter to M. D'Alembert on the Theatre
... so that it can suffer and die in peace, safe from the blows it can no longer fend off. In relation to the chasteness of women in particular, what gentler arm could this same nature have given to the one it destined to resist? The desires are equal.
Jean Le Rond d' Alembert, 1968
2
The International Exhibition of 1862
To those Artists in Letterpress, whose genius and enterprise have, by pictorial illustration and chasteness of typography, so diffused the love of the Beautiful, that the “ People's Edition,” equally with the “ Drawing-room Scrap Book,” has ...
Anonymous, Cambridge University Press, 2014
3
Letter to D'Alembert and Writings for the Theater
It is chasteness which lends value to favors granted and sweetness to rejection. True love possesses really what chasteness alone contests with it; that mixture of weakness and modesty renders it more touching and tenderer; the less it obtains  ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Allan David Bloom, Charles E. Butterworth, 2004
4
The Islamic Family Structure
The. Modest. Covering. and. Woman's. Chasteness. Thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except... [Holy Quran: Nur 24:31] Veiling, or covering woman's beauty and protecting her from the evil ...
Ḥusayn Anṣāriyān, 2000
5
Proof Theory: The First Step into Impredicativity
Also the derived rules (Str) through (∀b) stay valid where in the case of (Taut) we need the chasteness of S in case that A is a formula s∈t for L (S)-term s and t. We easily check that Lemma 11.10.6 modifies to the semi-formal system RSS, i.e., ...
Wolfram Pohlers, 2008
6
Conjugial Love and Its Chaste Delights: Also, Adulterous ...
... its chasteness is strengthened as it proceeds ; but if it was unchaste, its un- chasteness increases as it advances, until it is deprived of all that chasteness which, from the time of betrothing, belonged to it from without, but not from within. 312.
Emanuel Swedenborg, Henry Butter, 1871
7
Modern Painters: pt. 4. Of many things
Meaning of Op objects which, in respect of the qualities the terms hitherto considered, appear to have equal claims to Chasteness and rr Refinement. regard, we find, nevertheless, that certain are preferred to others in consequence of an ...
John Ruskin, 1855
8
Seventeen Short Treatises of S. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
For assuredly when for corporal chasteness a man tells a lie, he sees indeed that his body is threatened with corruption, not from his own, but from another's lust, but is cautious lest by permitting at least, he be a party. That permission, however  ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), 1847
9
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume III St. ...
For chastity of mind is, love well ordered, which does not place the greater below the smaller. Now it is less, whatever in the body than whatever in the mind can be violated. For assuredly when for corporal chasteness a man tells a lie, he sees ...
Philip Schaff, 2007
10
On Lying
For assuredly when for corporal chasteness a man tells a lie, he sees indeed that his body is threatened with corruption, not from his own, but from another's lust, but is cautious lest by permitting at least, he be a party. That permission, however  ...
St. Augustin

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHASTENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chasteness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Uh, There Was a Mock Wake on The Bachelorette
The fan ire directed toward last night's sex is, of course, hilariously misguided: The performance of chasteness our society demands from ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
2
Real Housewives Of Orange County Recap: What Looks Like Cake …
Modesty and chasteness matter not – Tamra was throwing those things in everyone's faces like she was Alexis Bellino. Jesus Jugs Jr, y'all! «Reality Tea, Jun 15»
3
Kremlin celebrates 245th anniversary of Ingushetia joining Russia
I admire the beauty and chasteness of Ingush girls. I wish more of these multinational concerts, it shows the strength of Russia," the singer said. «vestnik kavkaza, Jun 15»
4
Rickie Lee Jones and James Taylor
There is a chasteness, a church-like quality in the voicings of his chords and in the plainspoken tone of his voice. You feel sometimes as if he ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
5
'Easy For The Taking': Rape And Race In Australia
Their defender, Alfred Giles, scoffed at any suggestion of a “violation of chastity and purity where chasteness is unknown”. The very idea of ... «New Matilda, Apr 15»
6
Outrage over India's vote against benefits to same-sex couples …
In the lead-up to and aftermath of 1947, Hinduism was equated with chasteness and non-western sexuality, while Islam was described as the ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
7
7 screenshots that explain why Bates Motel is so wonderfully creepy
There's a weird chasteness to their relationship that the show weaves around you. "They're all each other has!" it says. "Do you want to take ... «Vox, Mar 15»
8
Marenzio: Fifth Book of Madrigals CD review – decorous and chaste
... beautiful, some of it is a bit on the reserved side, and there are moments when less chasteness and a bit more earthiness would be welcome. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
9
'Wondrous Boccaccio': Film Review
The new film is just the opposite: pure cerebral yearning for love and the beauty of life in the midst of death, overlaid by an awkward chasteness ... «Hollywood Reporter, Mar 15»
10
David Lodge: Quite A Good Time To Be Born (Harvill Secker)
His interest in sex and chafing at chasteness carried an additional pressure: "the urge is of course a normal condition of youth," he writes, "but ... «Herald Scotland, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chasteness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chasteness>. Apr 2024 ».
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