Chasity

Meanings

1. 1proper nounproper

   a female given name, a variant spelling of Chastity.

   Grammar: Used as a name, so it takes a capital letter and no article: Chasity is here, not the Chasity.

   Patterns

   • Chasity is …
   • my friend Chasity
   • Chasity's birthday

   Chasity sat at the front of the class and took careful notes.

   My cousin Chasity sends me a card every New Year.

   The name Chasity became more common in the United States in the 1980s.

2. 2noununcountablerare

   a rare spelling of chastity, meaning the state of not having sexual relations.

   Grammar: This spelling is uncommon; the standard form is chastity and it has no plural.

   Patterns

   • a vow of chasity
   • live in chasity

   Older books sometimes print chasity where modern texts use chastity.

   Because the spelling chasity is so rare, readers may take it as a typing mistake.

Common combinations

the name Chasity

The name Chasity is often shortened to Chase by friends.

Chasity and her sister

Chasity and her sister both play on the school team.

a girl called Chasity

There is a girl called Chasity in the year above me.

spell Chasity with an i

People often ask whether you spell Chasity with an i or an a.

Chasity's birthday party

Everyone at work was invited to Chasity's birthday party.

Synonyms and how they differ

Chastity

This is the standard spelling of the same name and the usual spelling of the common noun, so use it in formal writing.

Word family

Chastity proper noun

the usual spelling of the same given name.

chastity noun

the quality of abstaining from sex, usually written with a lowercase c.

Commonly confused: Chasity or chastity? Chasity or charity?

Practice

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