purity C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈpjʊɹɪti/ UK /ˈpjʊəɹɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #10326 Meanings 1 noun the state of being clean and not mixed with anything else The purity of the water was tested in a laboratory. 2 noun the state of being free from sin or moral wrong The poem celebrates the purity and innocence of childhood. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being clean... pureness 2 noun · the state of being free... innocencesinlessness Word family Forms purities Etymology AI details From pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas. *pewH- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # purity **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpjʊɹɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpjʊəɹɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 10326 ## Meanings 1. the state of being clean and not mixed with anything else 2. the state of being free from sin or moral wrong ## Examples - The purity of the water was tested in a laboratory. - The poem celebrates the purity and innocence of childhood. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *pewH- ## Etymology From pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas. ## AI Etymology Purity is from pure + -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas. A key historical form is Proto-Indo-European *pewH-. In present-day use, it can mean the state of being clean and not mixed with anything else, or the state of being free from sin or moral wrong. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown