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CHASTENESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chasteness mean?
• CHASTENESS (noun)
The noun CHASTENESS has 1 sense:
1. lack of ornamentation
Familiarity information: CHASTENESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lack of ornamentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
chasteness; restraint; simpleness; simplicity
Context example:
the room was simply decorated with great restraint
Hypernyms ("chasteness" is a kind of...):
plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
Derivation:
chaste (pure and simple in design or style)
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