purity

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈpjʊərɪi/ 🇺🇸 /ˈpjʊrətiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The state or quality of being free from contamination, pollution, or admixture with other substances; freedom from physical impurities.; Freedom from moral guilt or sin; innocence; chastity.; The state of being unmixed or undiluted; the degree to which a substance is free from foreign matter.; Freedom from stylistic or linguistic corruption; correctness of language or expression.; The quality of being clear, bright, or vivid in color or sound; absence of muddiness or distortion.; In genetics, the state of being homozygous for a particular trait; homozygosity.; In mathematics and philosophy, the quality of being free from empirical content or practical application; abstractness.; Simplicity or singleness of purpose; undivided devotion or intent.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

purity of heartchemical puritypurity testpurity ringin all puritydegree of purity

Derivatives

purepurelypurifypurificationpurifierimpuritypuristpuritanical

Synonyms

cleannessinnocencechastityimmaculatenesswholenessintegrity

Antonyms

impuritycontaminationcorruptiondefilement

Commonly confused

clarity
EN: 'Clarity' refers to clearness of expression or perception; 'purity' refers to freedom from contamination or moral innocence.
purify
EN: 'Purify' is the verb meaning to make pure; 'purity' is the noun denoting the state or quality of being pure.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the suffix is '-ity' (not '-ety' or '-aty'): p-u-r-i-t-y. The root 'pure' drops its final 'e' before adding '-ity'.

💬 Examples

  1. The purity of the water was tested before it was deemed safe for drinking.

  2. The monk devoted his life to spiritual purity and meditation.

  3. The gold ring was stamped with a mark indicating its purity of 24 karats.

  4. The professor insisted on the purity of classical Latin in his students' compositions.

  5. The purity of her soprano voice captivated the entire audience.

  6. The breeder ensured the purity of the strain by selecting only homozygous individuals.

  7. Kant argued for the purity of a priori reasoning independent of sensory experience.

  8. She pursued her research with a purity of purpose that inspired her colleagues.