pureza

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Asturian

Noun

pureza f (plural pureces)

  1. purity

Galician

Noun

pureza f (plural purezas)

  1. purity
    Antonym: impureza

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pūritia, from pūrus (limpid; pure).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pu‧re‧za

Noun

pureza f (plural purezas)

  1. purity (the state of being pure)
    Synonym: puridade
    Antonyms: impureza, poluição
  2. cleanliness (the state of being clean)
    Synonyms: asseio, higiene, limpeza
    Antonyms: desasseio, imundice, imundícia, imundície, porcaria, sujeira, sujidade
  3. innocence (lack of ability or intention to harm or damage)
    Synonym: inocência
    Antonym: malícia
  4. chastity; virginity
    Synonyms: castidade, virgindade

Spanish

Etymology

From puro +‎ -eza or descended directly from Latin pūritia; in either case, from pūrus (pure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /puˈɾeθa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /puˈɾesa/
  • Rhymes: -eθa
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: pu‧re‧za

Noun

pureza f (plural purezas)

  1. purity
    Synonym: puridad

Derived terms

Further reading