different between impeccable vs chaste

English

Etymology

From Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis (“not liable to sin”), from im- (“not”) + peccare (“to err, to sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p?k?b?l/

Adjective

impeccable (comparative more impeccable, superlative most impeccable)

1. Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors

   The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote. - William Hazlitt

   He grew up in Norway, but he writes impeccable English.

2. Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate

   It was easy for James V to imprison Lady Glamis, but actually convicting her was far more difficult; her character was impeccable and she was highly respected by all who knew her.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:flawless

Related terms

• peccable
• peccant

Translations

Further reading

• impeccable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• impeccable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impeccable at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin impecc?bilis, from pecc?re (whence pécher).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p?.kabl/

Adjective

impeccable (plural impeccables)

1. perfect, faultless, impeccable

Further reading

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

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