chasteness
State of virginity
Chasteness is the quality of being chaste—sexually pure, restrained, or modest.
The word applies both to sexual abstinence and to simplicity of style: the chasteness of her prose, the chasteness of the monastery's architecture.
It carries an old-fashioned, somewhat literary tone.
Absence of carnal experience
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- immaculatenessTotal absence of flaws
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- undefiledFree from contamination
spotlessness · virginal · pristine · untouched · wholesomeness · cleanliness · stainlessness · maiden
Moral goodness or merit
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- rectitudeMoral straightness
uprightness · morality · self-restraint · temperance · abstinence · self-control · piety · goodness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- restraintControl over impulses
spareness · understatement · modesty · unpretentiousness · bareness · severity · sobriety · elegance
virginity
Absence of carnal experience
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- immaculatenessTotal absence of flaws
- unblemishedFree from any defect
undefiled · spotlessness · virginal · pristine · untouched · wholesomeness · cleanliness · stainlessness · maiden · maidenly
virtue
Moral goodness or merit
rectitude · uprightness · morality · self-restraint · temperance · abstinence · self-control · piety · goodness · righteousness
plainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
restraint · spareness · understatement · modesty · unpretentiousness · bareness · severity · sobriety · elegance · refinement
chastenesspromiscuity
Frequent casual sexual encounters
unchastity · licentiousness · lewdness · lasciviousness · wantonness
chastenessornateness
Excessive embellishment quality
elaborateness · gaudiness · flamboyance · ostentation · extravagance
chastenessimmodesty
Absence of restraint or humility
indecency · impropriety · vulgarity · obscenity · coarseness