different between chaste vs exemplary

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: ch?st, IPA^(key): /t?e?st/
• Homophone: chased
• Rhymes: -e?st

Adjective

chaste (comparative chaster, superlative chastest)

1. Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
2. Virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience.
3. Austere, simple, undecorative.

4. Decent, modest, morally pure.

Usage notes

Married couples are often exhorted to have “chaste sex” – compare the Vatican encyclical Casti Connubii (Of Chaste Wedlock).

Hyponyms

• celibate
• incel

Derived terms

• chastity

Translations

See also

• pure

Anagrams

• 'stache, 'taches, Scheat, achest, chates, cheats, he-cats, sachet, scathe, she-cat, stache, taches, thecas

French

Etymology

From Old French chaste, caste, a semi-learned term derived from Latin castus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ast/

Adjective

chaste (plural chastes)

1. chaste; celibate

Related terms

• chasteté

Further reading

• “chaste” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Alternative forms

• caste

Etymology

Semi-learned term derived from Latin castus.

Adjective

chaste m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chaste)

1. chaste; celibate

Related terms

• chasteté

English

Etymology

From Middle French exemplaire (“exemplary; a copy, facsimile; an example; a sample, specimen”), from Latin exempl?ris (“exemplary; a copy, facsimile”), from exemplum (“an example; a sample; a copy or transcript”). Doublet of exemplar.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z?mpl??i/, /?k-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?mpl??i/, /??-/
• Hyphenation: ex?em?pla?ry

Adjective

exemplary (comparative more exemplary, superlative most exemplary)

1. Deserving honour, respect and admiration.
2. Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.
3. Serving as a warning; monitory.
4. Providing an example or illustration.

Synonyms

• (all senses): exemplar (adjective) (obsolete)
• (serving as a warning): admonitory

Translations

Noun

exemplary (plural exemplaries)

1. (obsolete) An example, or typical instance.
2. (obsolete) A copy of a book or a piece of writing.

Synonyms

• exemplar
• paradigm

Related terms