Chasteness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lack of ornamentation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːkəmˌambiənsiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːkəmˌambiənsiz/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪŋk/.

Examples

the room was simply decorated with great restraint

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

simplicity restraint simpleness

Parts of Speech

noun	lack of ornamentation “the room was simply decorated with great restraint”

Word Forms

chaste	adjective	pure and simple in design or style
simple	adjective	unornamented

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Keuschheit

🇫🇷French

chasteté

manque d'ornementation

🇪🇸Spanish

castidad

falta de ornamentación

🇮🇹Italian

castità

mancanza di ornamenti

🇳🇱Dutch

kuisheid

gebrek aan versiering

🇵🇹Portuguese

castidade

falta de ornamentação

🇷🇺Russian

целомудрие

отсутствие орнамента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पवित्रता

अलंकरण का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পবিত্রতা

অলঙ্করণের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பு

அலங்காரம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

పవిత్రత

అలంకరణ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

शुद्धता

सजावटीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

પવિત્રતા

સુશોભનનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧತೆ

ಅಲಂಕಾರದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പവിത്രത

അലങ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ

ਸਜਾਵਟ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاکیزگی

سجاوٹ کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贞洁

缺乏装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

貞操

装飾の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

순결

장식이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trong trắng

thiếu trang trí

🇹🇭Thai

ความบริสุทธิ์ทางเพศ

ขาดการตกแต่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemurnian

kurangnya ornamen

🇵🇭Filipino

kalinisan

kakulangan ng dekorasyon

🇲🇾Malay

kesucian

kekurangan hiasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العفة

عدم وجود الزخرفة

🇮🇷Persian

عفت

عدم تزیین

🇹🇷Turkish

iffet

süsleme eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

צניעות

חוסר קישוט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'chasteness'?

The primary meaning of 'chasteness' is 'lack of ornamentation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'chasteness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'chasteness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'chasteness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'chasteness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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