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purity
[ pyoor-i-tee ]
noun
- the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.:
the purity of drinking water.
- freedom from any admixture or modifying addition.
- ceremonial or ritual cleanness.
- freedom from guilt or evil; innocence.
- physical chastity; virginity.
- freedom from foreign or inappropriate elements; careful correctness:
purity of expression.
- Optics. the chroma, saturation, or degree of freedom from white of a given color.
- cleanness or spotlessness, as of garments.
purity
/ ˈʊəɪɪ /
noun
- the state or quality of being pure
- physics a measure of the amount of a single-frequency colour in a mixture of spectral and achromatic colours
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- p·ܰi·ٲ noun
- p·۾·ٲ noun
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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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