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unchastity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ʌnˈtʃastɪti/

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English unchastite; equivalent to un- + chastity.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: onkuisheid — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Finnish: siveettömyys — quality or state of being unchaste
  • German: Unkeuschheit — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Manx: awanid — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Manx: gimmanys — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Manx: maarderys — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Manx: neuonid — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Manx: neuyeeinymneeaght — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Romanian: desfrânare — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Spanish: puterío — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Spanish: golferío — quality or state of being unchaste
  • Ottoman Turkish: زنا (zinâ) — quality or state of being unchaste