| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The condition of being chaste: chastity, innocence, modesty, purity, virginity, virtue, virtuousness. See GOOD, RESTRAINT, SEX. 2. A sense of propriety or rightness: conscience, grace. See RIGHT. 3. Conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance: comeliness, correctness, decentness, decorousness, decorum, properness, propriety, respectability, respectableness, seemliness. See USUAL.
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