Chaste vs Strict - What's the difference?
chaste | strict | Synonyms |
abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate
virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience
simple, austere, undecorative
modest, decent, morally pure
Strained; drawn close; tight.
Tense; not relaxed.
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
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(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
Severe in discipline.
Chaste is a synonym of strict.
As adjectives the difference between chaste and strict
is that chaste is abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate while strict is strained; drawn close; tight.chaste
English
Adjective
(er)- a chaste style in composition or art
- a chaste''' mind; '''chaste eyes
Usage notes
* Married couples are often exhorted to have "chaste sex"--compare the Vatican encyclical Casti Connubii (Of Chaste Wedlock ).Derived terms
* chastitySee also
* pureAnagrams
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English
Adjective
(er)- strict embrace
- strict ligature
- strict fiber
- to keep strict watch
- to pay strict attention
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- very strict in observing the Sabbath
- to understand words in a strict sense