purity

American  

[pyoor-i-tee] / ˈpyʊər ɪ ti /

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.

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purity British  

/ ˈpjʊərɪtɪ /

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

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Other Word Forms

• hyperpurity noun
• superpurity noun

Etymology

Origin of purity

1175–1225; < Late Latin pūritās ( pure, -ity ); replacing Middle English pur ( e ) te < Anglo-French < Late Latin, as above

Example Sentences

Caught up in my own personal videogame, I would furiously listen to podcasts about fitness, purity, self-actualization, completing my ring.

From The Wall Street Journal

The appearance of “A Marsh Island” deepens the mystery, as it showcases the same descriptive purity and keen appreciation of human behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran has also been enriching uranium to 60% purity, far beyond the level needed for civil nuclear power.

From BBC

Surely this solution makes the most sense and retains the purity of the sport, far more than this new era of confusing Mario Kart action?

From BBC

It's all this stuff that Verstappen hates, because it takes away from the purity of driving flat out - braking as late as possible, accelerating as soon as possible, to generate lap time.

From BBC

Related Words

• cleanliness