puritynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpjʊə.rə.ti/us/ˈpjʊr.ə.t̬i/purity noun [ U ] (NOT MIXED)
C1 the state of not being mixed with anything else:
the atrocities carried out in the name of ethnic/racial purity
the clear and perfect quality of a sound:
the purity of her voice
C1 the fact of being clean or free from harmful substances:
air/water purity
More examples
- The sample's density is a measure of its purity.
- You can see the purity of the water here.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unspoilt
- clear
- pure
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unblemished
- unsullied
- virgin
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Clean & tidy
purity noun [ U ] (MORALLY GOOD)
the quality of being morally good or the state of not having sex:
the purity and innocence of children
For Christians, the Virgin Mary is a symbol of purity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Virtue and moral good
- altruism
- angel
- angelic
- be as pure as the driven snow idiom
- be on the side of the angels idiom
- clean
- goodness
- lily-white
- moral
- nobility
- noble
- principled
- pure
- spinach
- straight
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions idiom
- the straight and narrow idiom
- unselfish
- upliftment
- virtue
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