Standard Lemma guide

unchaste

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: unchased
  • rhymes with -eɪst

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not chaste; not continent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: libidinous, lewd

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not chaste

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unchaste conduct

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: chaste

History

Etymology

From Middle English unchaste, unchaast, unchast, equivalent to un- + chaste.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հայրատ (hayrat) — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Old Armenian: անհամեստ (anhamest) — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Old Armenian: յայրատ (yayrat) — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Dutch: onkuis — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Dutch: onzedig — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Esperanto: malĉasta — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Finnish: epäsiveä — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • German: unkeusch — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • German: unzüchtig — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • German: untugendhaft — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Latin: pollūtus — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Latin: adulterīnus — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Latin: cinaedicus — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Latin: impudīcus — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Latin: incestus — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Latin: adulter — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Manx: awane — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Manx: gimmanagh — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Manx: maarderagh — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Manx: neuoney — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Manx: neuyeeinymnee — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Manx: neuvoidynagh — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Portuguese: incasto — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Romanian: desfrânat — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Romanian: impudic — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-gheanmnaidh — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-gheimnidh — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-stuama — not chaste; not continent; libidinous; lewd