chasteness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun lack of ornamentation
    restraint; simplicity; simpleness.
    • the room was simply decorated with great restraint
  2. verb censure severely
    objurgate; chastise; chasten; castigate; correct.
    • She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
  3. verb restrain
    moderate; chasten; temper.
  4. verb correct by punishment or discipline
    chasten; subdue; tame.

WordNet


Chaste"ness noun
Definitions
  1. Chastity; purity.
  2. (Literature & Art) Freedom from all that is meretricious, gaundy, or affected; as, chasteness of design.

Webster 1913