purity

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpjʊəɹɪti//
United Kingdom//ˈpjɔːɹɪti//
United States//ˈpjʊɹɪti//
United States//ˈpjɝɪti//

The state or degree of being pure.

noun

1
The state or degree of being pure.
The purity of the water was tested in a laboratory.
She admired the purity of the child’s laughter.
Gold is valued according to its level of purity.

Etymology

From pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.

Forms

plural: purities

purgatory · Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as…Purgatory · An intermediate state after death in which some of those…purge · To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to…

purity · The state or degree of being pure.

Purity · A female given name from English from the virtue purity.purple · A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to…Purple · A surname from Middle English.

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