chaste

Etymology

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

adj

  1. Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
  2. Virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience.
  3. Austere, simple, undecorative.
    a chaste style in composition or art
  4. Decent, modest, morally pure.
    a chaste mind;  chaste eyes

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