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Virginity vs Chasteness - What's the difference?

virginity | chasteness |

As nouns the difference between virginity and chasteness

is that virginity is the state of being a virgin while chasteness is the state of being chaste; chastity.

virginity

English

Noun

  • The state of being a virgin.
    • ''She took his virginity .

    Synonyms

    * (state of being a virgin) maidenhood, maidenhead, maidhood

    chasteness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being chaste; chastity
  • *1805 Emily Clark - The banks of the Douro
  • *:The chasteness of her dress made her appear the allusive semblance of Purity itself
  • *2005 Gocha R. Tsetskhladze - Ancient West & East
  • *:Livia's public image and her statues portrayed her as one imbued with the qualities of moral chasteness and matronly respectability