pureness

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noun

The quality of being pure; purity

Similar
puritysinlessnessinnocencewhitenesshonorhonour
OriginEnglish pure ← Middle English pure ← Old French pur →
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Meanings

nounpureness (usually uncountable, plural purenesses)

plural purenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being pure; purity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbeing undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

Similar
purity
Broader
conditionstatus

nounthe state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

Similar
puritysinlessnessinnocencewhiteness
Broader
conditionstatus

nouna woman's virtue or chastity

Similar
honorhonourpurity
Broader
virtuechastitysexual morality
Also see
honorhonourinnocencepuritysinlessnesswhiteness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From pure + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pureness

surenessimpurenessunsureness
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Anagrams

Preussen
Cite this entry
APA

pureness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pureness

MLA

“pureness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pureness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pureness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pureness.

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