Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaste

/t͡ʃeɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
chaste
IPA
/t͡ʃeɪst/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From Middle English chaste, from Old French chaste (“morally pure”), from Latin castus (“pure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chaste, castus

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Synonyms

celibate abstaining from any sexual intercourse virginal innocent having or providing no sexual knowledge or experience modest particularly austere bare chaste inornate plain

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Questions

How do you pronounce chaste?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃeɪst/.
What does chaste mean?
Synonym of pure and virtuous, particularly
Where does chaste come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce chaste

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