purity
nounUK /ˈpjʊəɹɪti/ · US /ˈpjʊɹɪti/
Etymology From pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.
1
The state or degree of being pure.
- The purity of the water was tested in a laboratory.
- She admired the purity of the child’s laughter.
1 more example
- Gold is valued according to its level of purity.
- Derived terms
- enantiopurity, nonpurity, Puritan, purity ball, purity pledge, purity ring, purity spiral, purity test, racial purity, radiopurity, stereopurity