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Added 10 October 2026

purity

/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/ noun

In Latin: pūritās Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about purity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The state or degree of being pure.
The purity of the water was tested in a laboratory.

Origin

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

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