pureté
French edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of Old French purté, inherited from Late Latin pūritātem, from Latin pūrus (“pure”) + -tās (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, pur + -eté.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Further reading edit
- “pureté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.