Antonyms for purity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pyoo r-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyʊər ɪ ti

Definition of purity

Origin : c.1200, from Old French purete "simple truth," earlier purte (12c., Modern French pureté), from Late Latin puritatem (nominative puritas) "cleanness, pureness," from Latin purus "clean, pure, unmixed; chaste, undefiled" (see pure (adj.)).

noun the state of being pure
noun innocence
noun chastity
noun cleanness

Example sentences :

The purity and disinterestedness of their conduct should be made apparent.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

The world's notions of purity are simply childish—because it is not itself pure.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

It lay in its purity on a chair at the foot of Dirk's bed on Sabbath morning.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Her purity, her goodness, all that which resembled her in Nature, returned to her and saved her.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

The whole door was resplendent in the purity of intense cold.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Not only all night, but all day, has the dew lain upon its purity.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

And you may extend it further, if you choose,--to all the results of honor and purity.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

I know your purity—But, my dear, are you not out of all protection?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

They worshipped it as the star of peace and goodness and purity.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

His "Sacred Poems" are noted for their purity and beauty of sentiment.
Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various

Synonyms for purity

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