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# chaste

adjective (chaste, chaster, chastest)

«chaste» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal, old use) Chaste means pure and faithful, especially in marriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaste/#m1)
2. (old use) Chaste means plain and simple, without decoration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaste/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a faithful and pure wife or princess, or a plain style of writing

### Examples

- The chaste princess stayed faithful to her husband. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaste/#x1)
- Their marriage was chaste and happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaste/#x2)
- The tale is told in a chaste, plain style. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaste/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chaste» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chaste/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chaste» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chaste.html) on Mova free.