"unchastity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʌnˈtʃastɪti/ [UK] Forms: unchastities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English unchastite; equivalent to un- + chastity. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unchastite}} Middle English unchastite, {{prefix|en|un|chastity}} un- + chastity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unchastity (countable and uncountable, plural unchastities)
  1. The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: unchasteness Translations (quality or state of being unchaste): onkuisheid [feminine] (Dutch), siveettömyys (Finnish), Unkeuschheit [feminine] (German), awanid [masculine] (Manx), gimmanys [masculine] (Manx), maarderys [masculine] (Manx), neuonid [feminine] (Manx), neuyeeinymneeaght [feminine] (Manx), زنا (zinâ) (Ottoman Turkish), desfrânare [feminine] (Romanian), puterío [masculine] (Spanish), golferío [masculine] (Spanish)

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