chaste classicism

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• chaste — adjective (chaster; chastest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin castus pure Date: 13th century 1. innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse 2. celibate 3. pure in thought and act …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• simpleness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of complication Nouns 1. simpleness, classicism; purity, homogeneity; cleanness. 2. simplicity, artlessness, innocence; plainness, homeliness; undress; chastity, severity; elegance. See credulity.… …   English dictionary for students

• Elegance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Elegance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 elegance elegance purity grace ease Sgm: N 1 gracefulness gracefulness readiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 concinnity concinnity euphony numerosity …   English dictionary for students