pureness

English

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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)nəs

Noun

pureness (usually uncountable, plural purenesses)

1. The quality of being pure; purity

Derived terms

• unpureness

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