chaste

[US]/tʃeɪst/
[UK]/tʃeɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pure; morally upright; modest; simple.

Example Sentences

a chaste, consoling embrace.

Tess was a chaste young girl.

Through consolidates the Party organization, the chaste party"s troop, except the member which unqualified, congenially comes in, pays great attention to cadre"s raise and the education.

maintain a chaste relationship

live a chaste lifestyle

remain chaste until marriage

a chaste kiss on the cheek

chaste behavior in public

a chaste and innocent look

chaste thoughts and actions

a chaste love letter

praised for her chaste demeanor

Real-world Examples

Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.

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Everything that was supposed to define womanhood, demure, chaste serenity, is junked for Costanza.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

Surely there can be no harm in discussing so chaste an idyl — when there hasn't been anything wrong.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Ah, that humble, chaste, charitable brand of fraud!

Source: The Death of God

Hymen banishes modesty, and chaste love takes its flight.

Source: Defending Feminism (Part 1)

Among them you will not find the chaste and tranquil being in whom you may forever reign.

Source: Lily of the Valley (Part 1)

He held her lightly enough and, after the chaste custom of the era, his hands were gloved.

Source: The Peacock Lady (Part 1)

Even if the relationship remains chaste for now, they won't have sex until they marry years later.

Source: Fresh air

Thus, his sentiment for Phoebe, without being paternal, was not less chaste than if she had been his daughter.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

The same Signor Jupe was to 'enliven the varied performances at frequent intervals with his chaste Shaksperean quips and retorts'.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

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