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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pu•ri•ty /ˈpyʊrɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the quality or state of being pure.
See -pur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pu•ri•ty (pyŏŏr′i tē),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - Opticsthe chroma, saturation, or degree of freedom from white of a given color.
- cleanness or spotlessness, as of garments.
- Late Latin, as above
- Anglo-French
- Late Latin pūritās (see pure, -ity); replacing Middle English pur(e)te
- 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purity /ˈpjʊərɪtɪ/ n - the state or quality of being pure
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