All 3 Uses of
chaste
in
The Lords of Discipline
- I'm a senior now, I thought, looking to my right and seeing the restrained chaste skyline of Charleston again.†
Chpt 1.1 *chaste = not having sexual intercourse (ever, outside of marriage, or for a long time); or not involving sexual desire
- She held the kiss for several seconds; it was chaste, motherly, the way women always kissed me.†
Chpt 1.6
- Our tongues met and we kissed with a formal, comical chasteness.†
Chpt 3.23chasteness = the state or degree of being non-sexual
Definitions:
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(1)
(chaste as in: remained chaste) not having sex; or not involving sexual desireThe exact meaning of not having sex depends upon context. It can mean
- to be a virgin (never have sex)
- to be sexually inactive currently or for a long time
- to not have sex outside of marriage
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, chaste can refer to an unornamented simple style.