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purity

pur·i·ty

UK/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/UK/ˈpjɔːɹɪti/US/ˈpjʊɹɪti/US/ˈpjɝɪti/

noun

What it means

  1. countableuncountableThe state or degree of being pure.

    Gold is valued according to its level of purity.

    2 more examples

    The purity of the water was tested in a laboratory.

    She admired the purity of the child’s laughter.

    Antonyms: impurity

In a sentence

The purity of the water was tested in a laboratory.

Where it comes from

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewH-
  2. Proto-Italic*pūros
  3. Latinpūrus
  4. Old Frenchpur
  5. Middle Englishpure
  6. Englishpure
  7. Englishpurity

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

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