züchtig
chaste; modest
English translations
- 01
chaste
- 02
modest
- 03
restrained
Word details
- German meaning
- Sittsam, bescheiden und anständig im Verhalten und in der Kleidung.
- English meaning
- Modest, chaste
- Synonym
- anständig, keusch
- German example
- Sie trug ein züchtiges Kleid.
- English example
- She wore a modest dress.
- Comparative
- züchtigerSuperlative: am züchtigsten
Related words
- Züchtigung
Corporal punishment refers to a punishment, often physical, used as an educational measure.
- züchtigen
To punish someone physically or morally in order to improve them.
- inzüchtig
Incestuous means that a sexual relationship exists between close relatives, which is considered taboo in many cultures and legal systems.
- Auspeitschung
Flogging
- Kasteiung
Mortification, penance
- Prügel
Beating
- begeißelt
Scourged
- priapeisch
priapic
- Karwatsche
A karwatsche is a whip, often made of leather, formerly used for driving cattle or as a means of punishment.
- Unkeuschheit
unchastity
- stäupen
To flog, to whip, to beat with a rod (archaic)
- schamhaft
modest, shy, bashful
- Gerte
switch
- kasteien
Mortify
- Ruthe
Rod
- unanständig
indecent, obscene
- keusch
Chaste
- unkeusch
unchaste
Example sentences with “züchtig”
Sie war sehr züchtig gekleidet. (She was dressed very modestly.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'züchtig' common?
It is somewhat old-fashioned, often used in moral or religious contexts.