1. Being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
   "The pureness of the water source made it ideal for bottling";
   - purity
    
2. The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
   "The pureness of the child's heart touched everyone";
   - purity, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness
    
3. A woman's virtue or chastity
   "Her pureness was praised in the conservative community";
   - honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], purity

See also: impure, pure

Type of: chastity, condition, sexual morality, status, virtue

Antonym: impureness

Encyclopedia: Pureness