purity
/pˈjʊɹəti/PYUU-ruh-tee
/pˈjʊɹəti/PYUU-ruh-tee
Meaningpureness
Common meaning: being pure
- puritypurenessSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 478 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on French pureté ‘pureness’.
Roots
- pureté French “pureness”
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