intemerateness

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noun

The state of being unpolluted; purity.

“August 15 1607, John Donne, letter to Henry Godyere They shall therefore ever keep the sincerity and intemerateness of the fountain, whence they are derived.”

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Meanings

nounintemerateness (uncountable)
  1. nonce wordobsoleteuncountableThe state of being unpolluted; purity.

    August 15 1607, John Donne, letter to Henry Godyere They shall therefore ever keep the sincerity and intemerateness of the fountain, whence they are derived.

Origin

From intemerate + -ness.

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APA

intemerateness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intemerateness

MLA

“intemerateness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intemerateness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intemerateness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intemerateness.

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