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Synonyms for purity

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The state or degree of being pure.

    She admired the purity of the child’s laughter.

Forms

Plural
purities → innocences, purenesses, cleannesses, whitenesses…

Example sentences

  • innocence At first everybody was convinced of his innocence.
  • whiteness The whiteness of the lily is a symbol of purity.
  • pureness Pureness is next to divinity.
  • integrity He'd never accept a bribe; he's a man of integrity.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
puritysteady
innocencerising
whitenessrising
cleannesssteady
purenessrising
integrityrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
honor2
6 letters
honour2, virtue2
7 letters
honesty3, decency3, modesty3, probity3
8 letters
holiness3, chastity3, sanctity3, pureness
9 letters
integrity4, innocence3, whiteness2, rectitude3, clearness2, cleanness2, limpidity
10 letters
excellence3, refinement3, singleness
11 letters
cleanliness3, uprightness, sinlessness
12 letters
virtuousness
13 letters
righteousness3, guilelessness, impeccability, guiltlessness
14 letters
immaculateness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pureté
Italiano
purezza
Español
pureza
Català
puritat