Difference between Chaste and Pure

What is the difference between Chaste and Pure?

Chaste as an adjective is abstaining from sexual intercourse. while Pure as an adjective is free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied

Chaste

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Abstaining from sexual intercourse. Innocent. Celibate. Austere. Modest.

Example sentence: When I began, poetry was very academic. You published little pamphlets from fancy presses. It was rather... chaste. There wasn't much public reading. Then there was poetry and jazz, which I don't think worked, though I love jazz.

Pure

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: free of flaws or imperfections; unsulliedfree of foreign material or pollutantsfree of immoral behavior or qualities; cleanof a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

Example sentence: Friendship's the wine of life: but friendship new... is neither strong nor pure.

We hope you now know whether to use Chaste or Pure in your sentence.

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