pureness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
noun a woman's virtue or chastity

From pure + -ness.

By lonely pureness to the all-pure fount (Only by this thou canst) the colour'd dream Of life remount! — Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold, Matthew Arnold
Her beauty attracted him, her natural refinement of character appealed to him; her pureness, her tenderness, her goodness, wrought havoc with his impressions. — The Daughter of Anderson Crow, George Barr McCutcheon
[3] He is the Christian's example, and the old man's relapse; the one imitates his pureness, and the other falls into his simplicity. — Microcosmography: or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters, John Earle

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