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View usage for: (pjʊərɪti) More Synonyms of purity pure purity in British English (ˈpjʊərɪtɪ) noun1. 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 purity in American English (ˈpjʊrɪti) noun the quality or condition of being pure ; specif.,a. freedom from adulterating matter b. cleanness or clearness c. freedom from evil or sin; innocence; chastity d. freedom from corrupting elements said of language, style, etc. e. freedom from mixture with white; color saturation Word origin ME purete < MFr pureté < LL puritas < L purus, pure Examples of 'purity' in a sentencepurity It was a sign of ideological purity to oppose both.He came from an age when ideological purity always came second to pragmatism.We ought to get those purity rings!The question was a test of extreme ideological purity, and all eight spotted it at once.Instead, one publicist tells another publicist to tell me that questions about purity rings and monogamy are banned.He realises that in British politics, how you treat people is more important than ideological purity.These critics are'small c' conservatives who prefer the ideological purity of opposition to the compromises of power. Chinese translation of 'purity' n (u) - [of air, water]
纯(純)净(淨) (chúnjìng) - [of woman, girl]
纯(純)洁(潔) (chúnjié)
- puree
- purely
- purify
- purity
- purple
- purpose
- purposeful
Definition the state or quality of being pure the purity of the air in your working environment Synonyms cleanness brilliance genuineness wholesomeness fineness clearness pureness faultlessness immaculateness untaintedness Opposites contamination , impurity , cloudiness The American Female Reform Society promoted sexual purity. Synonyms decency sincerity virginity piety guilelessness virtuousness chasteness blamelessness Opposites impurity , immorality , vice, wickedness , immodesty , unchasteness Additional synonymsI took a vow of chastity and celibacy when I became a priest. Synonyms purity, virtue, innocence, modesty, virginity, celibacy, continence, maidenhood The first thing to strike me was the incredible clarity of the water. Synonyms transparency, translucency, translucence, clearness, limpidity, limpidness Many of the beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness. Synonyms cleanness, purity, freshness, whiteness, sterility, spotlessness, asepsis, immaculacy, immaculateness, sanitariness, stainlessness, unspottedness Additional synonymsDefinition the quality of being truthful and trustworthy It's time for complete honesty from political representatives. Synonyms integrity, honour, virtue, morality, fidelity, probity (formal), rectitude, veracity, faithfulness, truthfulness, trustworthiness, straightness, incorruptibility, scrupulousness, uprightness, reputability Definition honesty I have always regarded him as a man of integrity. Synonyms honesty, principle, honour, virtue, goodness, morality, purity, righteousness, probity (formal), rectitude, truthfulness, trustworthiness, incorruptibility, uprightness, scrupulousness, reputability Definition moral or religious correctness people of the utmost rectitude Synonyms morality, principle, honour, virtue, decency, justice, equity, integrity, goodness, honesty, correctness, righteousness, probity (formal), incorruptibility, scrupulousness, uprightnessDefinition moral goodness His mother was held up to the family as a paragon of virtue. Synonyms goodness, honour, integrity, worth, dignity, excellence, morality, honesty, decency, respectability, nobility, righteousness, propriety, probity (formal), rectitude, worthiness, high-mindedness, incorruptibility, uprightness, virtuousness, ethicalness |