gambusia
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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryFirst Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English chastete, chastite, borrowed from Anglo-French casthetet, chasteté, borrowed from Latin castitāt-, castitās, from castus "free from, free from vice, chaste" + -itāt-, -itāschastity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the quality or state of being morally pure //a saint who is often held up as a model of chastitySynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsHistory and EtymologyMiddle English chastete, chastite, borrowed from Anglo-French casthetet, chasteté, borrowed from Latin castitāt-, castitās, from castus "free from, free from vice, chaste" + -itāt-, -itāschastitynoun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the quality or state of being morally pure //a saint who is often held up as a model of chastitySynonymsRelated Words