- chasteness
- chaste·ness
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chasteness
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Chasteness — Chaste ness, n. 1. Chastity; purity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Literature & Art) Freedom from all that is meretricious, gaudy, or affected; as, chasteness of design. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chasteness — noun see chaste … New Collegiate Dictionary
chasteness — See chastely. * * * … Universalium
chasteness — n. pureness; quality of virginity … English contemporary dictionary
chasteness — noun lack of ornamentation the room was simply decorated with great restraint • Syn: ↑restraint, ↑simplicity, ↑simpleness • Derivationally related forms: ↑simple (for: ↑simpleness) … Useful english dictionary
simpleness — noun 1. lack of ornamentation the room was simply decorated with great restraint • Syn: ↑chasteness, ↑restraint, ↑simplicity • Derivationally related forms: ↑simple, ↑simple ( … Useful english dictionary
Chastity — Chas ti*ty, n. [F. chastet[ e], fr. L. castitas, fr. castus. See {Chaste}.] 1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse. [1913 Webster] She . . . hath preserved her spotless chastity. T. Carew. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rude — Rude, a. [Compar. {Ruder}; superl. {Rudest}.] [F., fr. L. rudis.] 1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. [1913 Webster] Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rudely — Rude Rude, a. [Compar. {Ruder}; superl. {Rudest}.] [F., fr. L. rudis.] 1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. [1913 Webster] Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rudeness — Rude Rude, a. [Compar. {Ruder}; superl. {Rudest}.] [F., fr. L. rudis.] 1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse. [1913 Webster] Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
