pureté
French
Etymology
Alteration of Old French purté, inherited from Late Latin pūritātem, from Latin pūrus (“pure”) + -tās (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, pur + -eté.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pyʁ.te/
Noun
pureté f (plural puretés)
- purity
- la pureté du cœur et de l’esprit ― the purity of heart and spirit
- uranium de haute pureté ― high-purity uranium
Related terms
Further reading
- “pureté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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