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Purity

The condition of being pure.

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Chastity 76% connected

The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Virtue 76% connected

Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.

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Cleanness 76% connected

The state or quality of being clean.

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Plainness 76% connected

The quality or state of being plain.

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Innocent 74% connected

Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Innocent 74% connected

Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

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Pure 74% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pure 74% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Attribute 4

Impure 66% connected

Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterat…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Impure 66% connected

Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterat…

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Pure 66% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pure 66% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

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Synonym 5

Honor 92% connected

Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Honour 92% connected

a woman's virtue or chastity

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Innocence 92% connected

The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pureness 92% connected

The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Whiteness 92% connected

The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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