purity

pur·i·ty
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UK/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/UK/ˈpjɔːɹɪti/US/ˈpjʊɹɪti/US/ˈpjɝɪti/

noun

The state or degree of being pure.

“Gold is valued according to its level of purity.”

Similar
purenesssinlessnessinnocencewhitenesshonorhonour
Opposite
impurity
OriginEnglish pure ← Middle English pure ← Old French pur →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

purity1

nounpurity (countable and uncountable, plural purities)

plural purities

  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

Purity2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from English from the virtue purity.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or degree of being pure.

Opposite
impurity

More synonyms by meaning

nounbeing undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

Similar
pureness
Opposite
impurity
Broader
conditionstatus

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

Similar
purenesssinlessnessinnocencewhiteness
Broader
conditionstatus

nouna woman's virtue or chastity

Similar
honorhonourpureness
Broader
virtuechastitysexual morality
Also see
excellencehonorhonourinnocenceintegritypurenesssinlessnesswhiteness

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. Englishpurity

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἁγνότης, ἁγνεία
  • ἁγνότης (hagnótēs)the state of being pure
  • ἁγνεία (hagneía)the state of being pure
Bulgarian чистота
  • чистота (čistota)the state of being pure
Catalan puresa
  • puresathe state of being pure
Chinese Mandarin 純度 /纯度
  • 純度 /纯度 (chúndù)the state of being pure
Czech čistota, ryzost
  • čistotathe state of being pure
  • ryzostthe state of being pure
Esperanto pureco
  • purecothe state of being pure
Finnish puhtaus
  • puhtausthe state of being pure
French pureté
  • puretéthe state of being pure
German Reinheit
  • Reinheitthe state of being pure
Greek αγνότητα
  • αγνότητα (agnótita)the state of being pure
Hebrew טוהרה, טוהר
  • טוהרה (tohorá)the state of being pure
  • טוהר (tóhar)the state of being pure
Hungarian tisztaság
  • tisztaságthe state of being pure
Irish gile, glaine
  • gilethe state of being pure
  • glainethe state of being pure
  • glaineachtthe state of being pure
Italian purezza
  • purezzathe state of being pure
Japanese 純粋さ
  • 純粋さ (junsuisa)the state of being pure
Latin pūritās
  • pūritāsthe state of being pure
Latvian tīrība, nevainība
  • tīrībathe state of being pure
  • nevainībathe state of being pure
  • šķīstībathe state of being pure
  • šķīstumsthe state of being pure
Māori parakoretanga, horomatatanga
  • parakoretangathe state of being pure
  • horomatatangathe state of being pure
Norwegian Bokmål renhet
  • renhetthe state of being pure
Persian خلوص
  • خلوص (xolus)the state of being pure
Polish czystość
  • czystośćthe state of being pure
Portuguese pureza
  • purezathe state of being pure
Romanian puritate
  • puritatethe state of being pure
Russian чистота́
  • чистота́ (čistotá)the state of being pure
Spanish pureza, puridad
  • purezathe state of being pure
  • puridadthe state of being pure
Swahili usafi
  • usafithe state of being pure
Swedish renhet
  • renhetthe state of being pure
Tagalog katagnasan
  • katagnasanthe state of being pure
Tamil தூய்மை
  • தூய்மை (tūymai)the state of being pure
Turkish arılık
  • arılıkthe state of being pure
Ukrainian чистота́
  • чистота́ (čystotá)the state of being pure
Vietnamese sự thuần khiết
  • sự thuần khiếtthe state of being pure
Welsh gwyryd
  • gwyrydthe state of being pure
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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