Definition of CHASTITY

chastity

Plural: chastities

Noun

  • The state or practice of refraining from extramarital sexual intercourse.
  • abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
  • morality with respect to sexual relations
  • The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

Examples

  • He maintained his score’s CHASTITY, never letting a risky word compromise his lead.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitas, equivalent to chaste + -ity.

Synonyms

celibacy, sexual abstention, sexual morality, virtue, chasteness

Scrabble Score: 16

chastity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chastity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chastity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

chastity: valid Words With Friends Word