castidade
Portuguese, noun/kas.t͡ʃiˈda.d͡ʒi/
castidade is spelled C-A-S-T-I-D-A-D-E (9 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,577th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Castidade is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “chastity (abstaining from sexual intercourse outside of marriage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atributo do que é casto”.
What does castidade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechastity (abstaining from sexual intercourse outside of marriage)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. atributo do que é casto 2. pureza 3. honestidade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of castidade
- castidades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce castidade?
- Brazil /kas.t͡ʃiˈda.d͡ʒi/
- /kaʃ.t͡ʃiˈda.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /kɐʃ.tiˈda.dɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to castidade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is castidade in Portuguese?
castidade appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).