Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pureness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: pure-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being pure; purity

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English pure Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pureness From pure + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

purenesses (plural)

Derived Forms

unpureness

Synonyms

honor honour purity sinlessness innocence whiteness

Rhymes With

sureness impureness unsureness

Questions

What does pureness mean?: The quality of being pure; purity
Where does pureness come from?: Etymology tree English pure Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pureness From pure + -ness.

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