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wholesome
English
Alternative forms
- holesom, holesome, wholsome (obsolete)
Etymology
From earlier holesome, from Middle English holsom, holsum, helsum, halsum, from Old English *h?lsum, *h?lsum, from Proto-Germanic *hailasamaz, equivalent to whole +? -some. Cognate with Dutch heilzaam, Icelandic heilsamur, Norwegian Nynorsk helsesam, Swedish hälsosam (“wholesome”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ho?ls?m/
Adjective
wholesome (comparative wholesomer, superlative wholesomest)
- Promoting good physical health and well-being.
- Promoting moral and mental well-being.
- Favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.
- Marked by wholeness; sound and healthy.
Synonyms
- (promoting health): healthy, healthful, salubrious
Antonyms
- unwholesome
Derived terms
- wholesomely
- wholesomeness
Translations
References
- wholesome in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- wholesome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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chaste
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)
- Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
- Virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience.
- Austere, simple, undecorative.
- 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)
- 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)
- chaste; celibate
Related terms
- chasteté
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