purity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.

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Synonyms

pureness

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