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chastity vs pureness

pureness vs chastity

chastity and pureness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chastity Yes No No No
pureness Yes No No No
As nouns, pureness is a hyponym of chastity; that is, pureness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chastity:
  • chastity: morality with respect to sexual relations
  • pureness: a woman's virtue or chastity
Other hyponyms of chastity include honor, honour, purity.
chastity (noun) pureness (noun)
abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) a woman's virtue or chastity
morality with respect to sexual relations being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
Difference between chastity and pureness

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