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purity

[ pyoor-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.:

    the purity of drinking water.

  2. freedom from any admixture or modifying addition.
  3. ceremonial or ritual cleanness.
  4. freedom from guilt or evil; innocence.
  5. physical chastity; virginity.
  6. freedom from foreign or inappropriate elements; careful correctness:

    purity of expression.

  7. Optics. the chroma, saturation, or degree of freedom from white of a given color.
  8. cleanness or spotlessness, as of garments.


purity

/ ˈʊəɪɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being pure
  2. physics a measure of the amount of a single-frequency colour in a mixture of spectral and achromatic colours
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • p·ܰi·ٲ noun
  • p·۾·ٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of purity1

1175–1225; < Late Latin ū ( pure, -ity ); replacing Middle English pur ( e ) te < Anglo-French < Late Latin, as above
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He is viewed by some as more likely to prioritise diplomacy and a global outlook than the purity of Catholic dogma.

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For pieces of unknown purity, she performed a quick scratch test using an acid kit to help determine the metal’s karat composition.

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The vegetal purity of this dish—emboldened by halloumi as the centerpiece—is more than enough.

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Nuclear weapons require uranium which has been enriched to 90% purity.

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There was a purity within us as young creators — we hadn’t been tainted by the world in a way, so it was like we could trust our gut.

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