C1nounscienceenvironment
US/ˈpjʊr.ə.ti/
UK/ˈpjʊə.rə.ti/
the quality of being clean and not mixed with anything else; also moral goodness
In context
The company tests the purity of its bottled water every day.
Gold of the highest purity is very soft and easy to bend.
Poets often use the lotus as a symbol of purity.
Words that go with purity
noun + preposition
- purity ofScientists measured the purity of the air in the city.
- symbol of purityIn many cultures, white is a symbol of purity.
- level of purityThe water reached a level of purity that was safe to drink.
adjective + noun
- high purityThis medicine is made from high purity ingredients.
- moral purityThe heroine of the novel represents moral purity.
verb + noun
- test the purityJewellers use acid to test the purity of gold.